Copeland v. Hines
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; D. C. Westenhaver, Judge. Action at law by H. P. Copeland, administrator, against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
A freight train became stalled on the east-bound main track of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The automatic block signal system was in use and was in effective operation. One of these signals, which we may call No. 1, was about 300 feet west of the rear of the stalled train. The next one, which we identify as No. 2, was 4,500 feet farther west. According to this system, when an east-bound train passed No. 2, and while it remained in the block between No. 2 and No. 1, No. 2 showed a red light. As the train left the block and entered on the next block east, No. 1 showed a red…
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