Belt Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
The writ is addressed to a judgment assessing a penalty against plaintiff in error for an alleged violation of the provisions of the Safety Appliance acts in relation to power brakes. Act Cong. March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174) ; Act Cong. April 1, 1896, c. 87, 29 Stat. 85; Act Cong. March 2, 1903, c. 976, 32 Stat. 943 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p. 885). Certain questions relating to the purpose, scope, and validity of this legislation are considered in Wabash R. Co. v. U. S., and Elgin, etc., R. Co. v. U. S. (herewith decided), 168…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Colorado & N. W. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Wabash R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1909
- United States v. GeddesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
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- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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- Kach v. Monessen Southwestern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- La Mere v. Railway Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
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