United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction and application of the Safety Appliance Acts, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action for penalties under the law of Congress relating to safety appliances. Four violations were charged. One consisted in using a car with a defective coupler and the others in running certain transfer trains without having the requisite percentage of air brakes so connected that they could be operated by the engineer. The first is no longer in controversy. As to the others the controverted question at the trial was not whether the air-brake requirement, if applicable, was violated, but whether it applied to such trains. The District Court, deeming the requirement applicable,…
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