Legal Opinion
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1968No. 9988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIE L. PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this action against The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company to recover penalties for violations of § 1 of the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 1, 27 Stat. 531), which in part here pertinent reads:
“It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to use on its line any locomotive engine in moving interstate traffic not equipped with a power driving-wheel brake * *,
Section 8 of the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 8, 32 Stat. 943) provides that the provisions and requirements of § 1,…
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