Southern Pacific Co. v. Schuyler
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH. The facts, which involve the liability of an interstate railway carrier for personal injuries sustained through its negligence by a railway mail service clerk traveling without payment of fare, and the construction of the anti-pass provisions of the Hepburn Act, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH. The facts, which involve the liability of an interstate railway carrier for personal injuries sustained through its negligence by a railway mail service clerk traveling without payment of fare, and the construction of the anti-pass provisions of the Hepburn Act, are stated in the opinion. Railway mail service émployés are prohibited by the anti-pass clause of the Interstate Commerce Act from using their official commissions to obtain free interstate rides when off duty or when not in the discharge of their public duties. L. & N. R. Co. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This is a review, under Rev. Stat., § 709, of a judgment recovered against the plaintiff in error for damages on account of the déath of one Charles Albert Schuyler, occasioned by the derailment of a mail train at Gertney, Utah, January 14, 1907, while the deceased was riding thereon. It appears that he was an assistant chief clerk in the United States Railway Mail Service, and held a commission or certificate signed by the Postmaster General in the following form:
“Postoffice Department, Washington, D. C.
“To Whom Concerned:
“The bearer hereof, Charles Albert Schuyler, has been appointed an…
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