United States v. Galveston, H. & H. R.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Waller T. Bums, Judge. Action by die United States against the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action for the recovery of penalties for alleged violations of the air brake provision of the Safety Appliance Act. Act March 2, 1903, c. 976, § 2, 32 Stat. 943 (Comp. St. § 8614). The petition contained four counts, the first of which, after setting out the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, promulgated June 6, 1910, and becoming effective September 1st following, which had the effect of increasing the minimum number of cars whose train brakes must be under the engineer’s control to 85 per cent., alleged that the defendant (defendant in error here)—
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