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CHICAGO & ALTON R.R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 640.

247 U.S. 197 (1918)

CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William L. Patton and Mr. Silas H. Strawn for petitioner.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the court.

Following its decisions in Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. United States, and Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Co. v. United States, 226 Fed. Rep. 27, 30, the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment of the District Court against petitioner for one hundred dollars, penalty for violating the Hours of Service Act (c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415) by permitting a switch tender...

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