United States v. Atlantic Coast Line R.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Action by the United States against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to recover penalties for violation of the Safety Appliance Act. On demurrer to defendant’s pleas.
1Opinion of the Court
CALL, District Judge.
The declaration contains three causes of action :(1) For hauling a St. L. & S. F. 120729 car from Lakeland northward when coupling and uncoupling apparatus on B end of said car was out of repair and inoperative.(2) For hauling a S. A. L. car 35741 in and about Tampa when the coupling and uncoupling apparatus on B end of said car was out of repair and inoperative.(3) For operating on its line one Train of eight of its own cars, in and about Tampa, when only two cars had their brakes operated by the engineer on the locomotive drawing said train, less than 85 per cent, oí…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Erie R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
- United States ex rel. Pitcairn Coal Co. v. Baltimore & O. R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Spokane International Ry. Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1928