Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the Safety-Appliance Act and its application to suburban electric Railroads, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The United States brought this suit against the Railroad Company to recover penalties for fifteen alleged violations of the Safety Appliance Act. The violations consisted in hauling in interstate commerce on October 23,1911, twelve cars which were not provided with hand-holds or grab-irons at the ends, as required by the act, and three cars which were not equipped with automatic couplers. The answer admitted that at the time named all fifteen cars had been used in interstate commerce and that three of them were not equipped with automatic couplers, but denied that the other twelve were not…
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