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Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 (1931)
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Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 (1931)
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Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe No. 600 Argued May 1, 1931 Decided May 18, 1931 283 U.S. 401
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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1. In an action under the Employers’ Liability Act for death of a switchman, killed while on the outside of a moving car by being brought into contact with a semaphore near the track, there is no ground to charge negligence in placing the semaphore too near the track when the distance exceeds the minimum permitted by the state railroad commission, and when it does not appear that to make the place safe by increasing the distance would have been practicable for the railroad company. P. 402.
2. The question in such cases is not whether a reasonable insurance of employees against injury should be thrown upon the traveling public through the railroads, but whether the railroad is liable under the statute according to the principles of the common law regarding tort. P. 403.
3. The denial of a writ of certiorari imports no expression of opinion upon the merits of the case. Id.
159 S.E. 473, reversed.
Certiorari, 282 U.S. 836, to review a judgment affirming a judgment for the present respondent in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 (1931) in 283 U.S. 401 283 U.S. 402. Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7G8J9BJJT1YWU2E.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 (1931), in 283 U.S. 401, page 283 U.S. 402. Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7G8J9BJJT1YWU2E.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 (1931). cited in 1931, 283 U.S. 401, pp.283 U.S. 402. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7G8J9BJJT1YWU2E.
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