St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. Action by the United States against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Judgment for the United States, and defendant brings error.
1Per curiam
The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
On Rehearing.
The hauling by any carrier engaged in interstate commerce of a car not furnished with the safety appliances required by the laws of the United States is a violation óf the statute, which entitles the United States to recover a penalty of $100; and as this penalty attaches for each and every such violation, it is recoverable for each and every car *771not furnished with the requisite safety appliances hauled in violation of the act.
Whether the hauling be of several cars by one act or by several acts is immaterial, so that if several cars,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1910
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- United States v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
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