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U.S. v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

No. 352.

303 U.S. 239 (1938)

58 S.Ct. 533

82 L.Ed. 773

UNITED STATES v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 1938.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gordon Dean argued the cause, and Solicitor General Reed, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Mr. W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Selim B. Lemle, with whom Messrs. Arthur A. Moreno, E.C. Craig, Charles N. Burch, H.D. Minor, and Clinton H. McKay were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner brought this suit in the federal court for eastern Louisiana to recover from respondent a penalty for violation of the Act of June 29, 1906, 34 Stat. 607, 45 U.S.C. §§ 71-74. Upon an agreed statement, the court found the facts, stated its conclusions of law and gave judgment for respondent. The circuit court of appeals affirmed. 90 F.2d 213. This Court granted...

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