United States v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.

CRARY, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks Judgment against defendant Pacific Electric Railway Company for the sum of $250.00 on each of two causes of action as penalty for violation of the provisions of Title 45 United States Code §§ 1 to 16, inclusive, known as the Safety Appliance Acts, and the Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission of March 13, 1911, Title 49, C. F.R. §§ 131.1 to 131.20, made pursuant thereto, which prescribes the standards of equipment required to be maintained on railway cars.

It is the contention of plaintiff that defendant, on January 2, 1963, hauled or used two…