LOUISVILLE & c. BRIDGE CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 312.

249 U.S. 534 (1919)

LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSONVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 21, 1919.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward P. Humphrey, with whom Mr. Alex. P. Humphrey and Mr. W.W. Crawford were on the brief, for Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co.:

The Solicitor General, with whom Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson was on the brief, for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered 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.

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