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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. V. LUNSFORD, 297 U. S. 398 (1936)
297 U. S. 398U.S. Supreme Court
Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford, 297 U.S. 398 (1936)
Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford
No. 399
Submitted February 10, 1936
Decided March 2, 1936
297 U.S. 398
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. 297 U. S. 401.
50 Ga.App. 829, 179 S.E. 571, reversed. clubjuris
Certiorari, 296 U.S. 561, to review the affirmance of a judgment against the Railway in an action under the Employers' Liability Act.