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Legal Citation: 243 U.S. 332 (1917)

Appellant
Francis M. Wilson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

Appellees
Alexander New and Henry C. Ferris, as Receivers of the Missouri, Oklahoma, & Gulf Railway Company

Appellant's Claim
The act of 3 September 1916 entitled "An Act to establish an eight-hour day for employees of carriers engaged in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes" is constitutional and is aimed at establishing an eight-hour standard for work and wages and establishing a minimum wage.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
John William Davis, U.S. Solicitor General; Frank Hagerman; E. Marvin Underwood; Thomas W. Gregory, U.S. Attorney General

Chief Lawyers for Appellees
Walker D. Hines, John G. Johnson, Arthur Miller

Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis, John Hessin Clarke, Oliver Wendell...