UNITED STATES v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

No. 18910.

54 F.2d 89 (1931)

UNITED STATES v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

District Court, N. D. California, S. D.

November 27, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Hatfield, U. S. Atty., and Lucas E. Kilkenny, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal.

Henly C. Booth and A. G. Goodrich, both of San Francisco, Cal., for defendant.


NORCROSS, District Judge.

This is an action under the Safety Appliance Acts, 45 USCA § 1 et seq. The complaint alleges five causes of action based on five transfer movements of cars made during September, 1930, between the Mission Bay unit and the Sixth street unit of defendant's yard in San Francisco. The movements consisted of 10, 26, 20, 8, and 13 cars, respectively, and in each instance the air brakes were not under the control of the enginemen, due to the...

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