Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. Hooven
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; Paul Jones, Judge. Action by H. C. Hooven against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, District Judge.
There is presented the question whether the Safety Appliance Act covers the locomotive of an interstate railroad temporarily withdrawn from service and undergoing minor repairs in roundhouse in preparation for early return to service. The record shows that tire locomotive came into the roundhouse the day before the accident for the purpose of undergoing its regular monthly inspection and for the making of certain running repairs. It is customary for engines brought into the roundhouse to be sprayed with oil for the purpose of conditioning them and protecting them from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Southern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Didinger v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- Lyle v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
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