Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936)

Name: Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford

No. 399

Submitted February 10, 1936
Decided March 2, 1936
297 U.S. 398

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA

Syllabus

The absolute duty laid on carriers by the Boiler Inspection Act to keep "all parts and appurtenances" of their locomotives in proper condition does not extend to safety devices which do not increase the peril and which are placed on locomotives by the carrier for experimental purposes. P. 401.

50 Ga.App. 829, 179 S.E. 571, reversed.

Certiorari, 296 U.S. 561, to review the affirmance of a judgment against the Railway in an action under the Employers’ Liability Act.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936) in 297 U.S. 398 297 U.S. 399. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=A7PVAQ5WZUZ1T74.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936), in 297 U.S. 398, page 297 U.S. 399. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=A7PVAQ5WZUZ1T74.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936). cited in 1936, 297 U.S. 398, pp.297 U.S. 399. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=A7PVAQ5WZUZ1T74.