Legal Opinion
United States v. Great Northern Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1934No. 7251PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAWTELLE, Circuit Judge.
In an action to collect a penalty for the alleged violation of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, issued on June 6, 1910, in pursuance of the provisions of section 2 of the Act of March 2,1903 (45 USCA § 9), commonly known as the Safety Appliance Act, the appellant’s complaint contained the following allegation:
“ * * * Defendant operated said [transfer] train * * * over its line of railroad in and about Seattle * * * when none of the ears in said train had their brakes used and operated by the engineer of the locomotive drawing said train, and when less…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. GotschallSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. Erie Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. OtosSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- United States v. South Buffalo Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1947
- Kapiolani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital v. WodehouseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934