Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. Popplar

Citations

• 237 U.S. 369
• 35 S. Ct. 609
• 59 L. Ed. 1000
• 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1341

Syllabus

<p>In this case the court finds no ground for reversal in the ruling of the trial court that there was enough to go to the jury upon the question whether in fact the appliance complained of was defective.</p> <p>Where the power of this court to review the judgment is controlled by § 237, Judicial Code, questions non-Federal in character may not be considered, nor can this court pass on whether a rule of the carrier was or was not disobeyed in a case dependent upon the Safety Appliance Act.</p> <p>The defense of contributory negligence is not dealt with by the Safety Appliance Act.</p>