Union Stockyards Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court.of the United States for the District of Nebraska.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
The single question to be considered in this case is, Is the Union Stockyards Company of Omaha a “common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad,” within the meaning of the safety appliance law of Congress, Acts March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 3174), April 1, 1896, c. 87, 29 Stat. 85, and March 2, 1903, c. 976, 32 Stat. 943 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p. 885) ? In the District Court, where the question arose upon an agreed statement of facts, it was answered in the affirmative. 161 Fed. 919. The facts disclosed by the agreed…
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