Legal Opinion
United States v. Illinois Cent. R.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided November 1, 1907PublishedCited by 13 opinions
On Trial by the Court Without a Jury.
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, District Judge.
Section 1 of the act of March 2, 18.93 (27 Stat. 531, c. 196 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]), as amended, known as the “Safety Appliance Act,” provides that:
“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 and appliances for operating the train brake system.”
Section 2 provides thát:
“It shall be unlawful for any such common carrier to haul or permit to he hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Kirby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. DelkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- Chicago, B. & Q. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Montana Cent. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
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