Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Scarlett
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1937No. 505PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is an action under the Federal Safety Appliance Act (Act of April 14, 1910, c. 160, §§ 2 and 3, 36 Stat. 298 * ), brought by Scarlett against the railway company to recover damages for a personal injury resulting from an alleged violation of the act. It also was generally alleged that the injury was due to the negligence of the railway company. Scarlett was employed as a brakeman. While descending from a box car by means of a ladder attached to the side of the car, his foot slipped on a round brace rod, also attached to the side of the car immediately behind the ladder, and he fell to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Pennell, Administratrix, v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Mahutga v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
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