v0832-703

IN THE

llDited States CM Court Of Appeals

FOR THE

NINTH CIRCUIT

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY,

Plaintiff in Error,

vs.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant in Error.

BRIEF OF PLAINTIFF IN ERROR

STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

This case comes before this Court upon a Writ

of Error to the Northern Division of the District

Court of the United States for the District of Idaho,

the plaintiff in error being the defendant in the Court

below. Hon. Frank S. Dietrich, District Judge, pre-

sided over the trial.

The action was brought under the Hours of Service

Act (34 Statutes at Large, p. 1415), to recover a

penalty for the use of fireman Ed Burgen on the

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