Legal Opinion
United States v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 3, 1936No. 33PublishedCited by 319 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
délivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a suit brought by the United States against the State of California in the District Court for northern California to recover the statutory penalty of $100 for violation of the federal Safety Appliance Act, § 2, Act of March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27. Stat. 531, 45 U. S. C. § 2, and § 6 of the Act as amended April 1, 1896, 29 Stat. 85, 45 U. S. C., § 6. 1
The complaint alleges that California, in the operation of the state-owned State Belt Railroad, is a common carrier .engaged in interstate transportation by railroad, and that it has violated the Safety…
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