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Boehmer v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 252 U.S. 496 (1920)
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Boehmer v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 252 U.S. 496 (1920)
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Boehmer v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company No. 191 Argued March 10, 11, 1920 Decided April 19, 1920 252 U.S. 496
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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Section 4 of the Safety Appliance Act of 1893, in requiring grab irons or handholds "in the ends and sides of each car," should be interpreted and applied in view of practical railroad operations, and does not mean that the handholds on the side shall be supplied at all four corner, but is satisfied if they are placed at corners diagonally opposite. P. 498.
Whether a railroad company was negligent in not notifying a brakeman that a car was not supplied with handholds on its sides at all four corners held a matter dependent on appreciation of peculiar facts concerning which this Court will accept the concurrent judgment of the two courts below without entering upon a minute analysis of evidence. Id.
252 F. 553 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boehmer v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 252 U.S. 496 (1920) in 252 U.S. 496 252 U.S. 497. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UCKDR1G7K9C3225.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boehmer v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 252 U.S. 496 (1920), in 252 U.S. 496, page 252 U.S. 497. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UCKDR1G7K9C3225.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boehmer v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 252 U.S. 496 (1920). cited in 1920, 252 U.S. 496, pp.252 U.S. 497. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UCKDR1G7K9C3225.
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