James Clark McReynolds

“ Certainly labor is required for loading freight on railroad cars, moving these over the road, and unloading at destination. A carrier who has procured the doing of all this in respect of material has 'furnished labor.' If a contractor had employed men to move the same kind of material in wheelbarrows, there could be no doubt that he furnished labor. ”

“ Refusal by the carrier to deliver material until all charges were paid might seriously impede the progress of public works, possibly frustrate an important undertaking.
State for Use of Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (1929) 4 W.W.Harr., Del., 158, 145 A. 172, gave much consideration to a similar statute. The conclusion there reached accords with our view.
The judgment of the court below must be affirmed.
Notes
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105) . ”