Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The ipase is stated in the opinion. The cars mentioned in the certificate traveled, all told, a much less, distance than those in United States v. Chicago, Burlington A Quincy R. R. Co., 237 U. S. 410; United States v. Pcrc Marquette R. R. Co., 211 Fed. Rep. 220; United. States v. Grand Trunk Ry. Co., 203 Fed. Rep. 775; Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. United States, 198. Fed.
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CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The ipase is stated in the opinion. The cars mentioned in the certificate traveled, all told, a much less, distance than those in United States v. Chicago, Burlington A Quincy R. R. Co., 237 U. S. 410; United States v. Pcrc Marquette R. R. Co., 211 Fed. Rep. 220; United. States v. Grand Trunk Ry. Co., 203 Fed. Rep. 775; Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. United States, 198. Fed. Rep. 637; Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. United States, 226 Fed. Rep. 683; Pennsylvania Co. v. United States, 241 Fed. Rep. 828; and United States…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
délivered the opinion of the court.
The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certifies to this court for answer the question, whether the Safety Appliance Act, as amended, requires that 85 per cent, of the train brakes shall be coupled so as to be under engine control when making the transfer of twenty-six cars, in a movement which is described in the court’s certificate.
The pertinent part of the original Act approved March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531, reads:
“It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to use on its line any locomotive…
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