Legal Opinion
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1956No. 15846PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The complaint sought the recovery of $700 as penalties for seven separate violations of the Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-16. On six of the claims the defendant confessed judgment, but defended the one appearing as third. On that claim, the complaint alleged that the defendant hauled the car,
“when the coupling and uncoupling apparatus on the ‘B’ end thereof was out of repair and inoperative, a portion of the uncoupling mechanism being missing from the coupler on said end of said car, thus necessitating a man or men going between the ends of the cars to couple or…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Galena Oaks Corporation v. Frank Scofield, Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Marshall v. Gibson's Products, Inc. of PlanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1959
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. HilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- 6 O.S.H. Cas.(bna) 2092, 1978 O.S.H.D. (Cch) P 23,148 F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Gibson's Products, Inc. Of Plano, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. DunivantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
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