UNITED STATES v. PENN CENT. TRANSP. CO.

No. 78-3036.

616 F.2d 951 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. McGill, Doyle, Lewis & Warner, Toledo, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

James R. Williams, U. S. Atty., Toledo, Ohio, Barbara Betsock, Thomas C. Barbour, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, KEITH, Circuit Judge, and WISEMAN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal by appellant Penn Central Transportation Co. claims that the District Court which heard this civil action brought by the United States for recovery of penalties under the Hours of Service Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 61-64b (1976), misconstrued the applicable statute and thus erred in entering judgment for $500 against the railroad.

As stipulated by the parties, the issue is: "whether defendant's engineer and employee, Ben K. Tracey...

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