U.S. Supreme Court DOUGLAS v. NEW YORK, N. H. & H. R. CO., 279 U.S. 377 (1929)

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duty. But there is nothing in the Act of Congress that purports to force a duty upon such Courts as against an otherwise valid excuse. Second Employers' Liability Cases, 223 U.S. 1, 56, 57 S., 32 S. Ct. 169, 38 L. R. A. (N. S.) 44.

Judgment affirmed.

The CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice VAN DEVANTER, and Mr. Justice BUTLER dissent.