Legal Opinion
United States v. Southern Pac. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1939No. 8868PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
The United States instituted action against the Southern Pacific Company, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad, to collect a penalty under the act of Congress known as the Safety Appliance Act, approved March 2, 1893 (27 Stat. 531), as amended by an act approved April 1, 1896 (29 Stat. 85), and as amended by an act approved March 2, 1903 (32 Stat. 943), 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 to 10, inclusive, and an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission issued pursuant thereto, dated June 6, 1910, fixing the minimum percentage of operative power brakes required…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Erie Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. South Buffalo R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- United States v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1954
- United States v. South Buffalo Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1947
- United States v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958