United States v. Oregon Short Line Ry. Co.
District Court, D. Idaho
Action by the United States against the Oregon Short Riñe Railway Company. On demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, District Judge.
The action is brought to recover penalties for violations of the safety appliance acts. Act March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174); Act April 1, 1896, c. 87, 29 Stat. 85; Act March 2, 1903, c. 976, 32 Stat. 943 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1143). Seven separate causes of action are pleaded, three on account of defective couplings, three on account of missing grab irons, and one on account of defective driver wheel brakes. By demurrer the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the oomplaint as a whole, and of each cause of action…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Stockwell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. VoelkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Voelker v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1902
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