Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-01-05 | Page 2 | Case Decided in Favor of Railroad

CASE DECIDED IN FAVOR OF RAILROAD CI CHICAGO Jan 5 The 5 The United States court of appeals has reversed the ju Judg Judgment judgment g ment of the district court court in the case of f the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Fe railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road against the United States The railroad is charged with violation of ot the hours of service act The judgment of the he lower court is reversed and the case remanded with instructions to grant a a. new trial The suit was started by District Attorney Attorney ney Sims who charged that the railroad was keeping tele telegraph ph operators on duty for or a longer period than nine hours allowed al- al lowed owed by the hours of service act In the lower court a Judgment of was entered entered en en- against the railroad Attorneys for the railroad showed that operators appeared to have been on duty from rom a a. a m. m to p. p m m. but that they hey had been relieved from noon until 3 I p. p m. m The court held that as the men had only nine hours hours- of actual time on duty it was no violation of the hours of service act