Legal Opinion
St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. Ferguson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1950No. 13936PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
Ferguson, a switchman, recovered a verdict and judgment against his employer, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co., for injuries resulting from a violation of a provision of the Safety Appliance Act of March 2, 1893, 27 Stat. 531, 45 U.S.C.A. § 2. He claimed to have been injured because a coupler on a freight car, after being duly set, had failed to couple automatically on impact.
45 U.S.C.A. § 2 provides that “It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving…
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