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Cogswell v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co., 1946 — 328 U.S. 820 · caselaw · US
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Cogswell v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co.
328 U.S. 820·Supreme Court of the United States·1946
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Opinion
No. 1140.
Cogswell v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co.
May 20, 1946.
Royal W. Irwin for petitioner.
Edward W. Rawlins for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The petition is granted, except as to the question whether the jury could have found respondent guilty of a violation of Rule 152 of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The judgment is reversed. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 318 U. S. 54, 67-8; Bailey v. Central Vermont R. Co., 319 U. S. 350, 353-4; Lavender v. Kurn, 327 U. S. 645.