1. Railroads (§ 229*)- — Safety Appliance Act — Automatic Coupling.

. If a carrier hauls over its line any cars which cannot be coupled automatically by impact, either by reason of being improperly equipped or the equipment being out of order, or disconnected, or otherwise inoperative, the act is in violation of the safety appliance law (Act March 2, 1893, e. 196, 27 Stat. 531 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]).

[Ed. Note. — For other cases,-see Railroads, Dec. Dig. § 229.*

Duty of railroad companies, to furnish safe appliances, see note to Felton v. Bullard, 37 C. C. A. 8.]

2. Railroads (§ 229*) — Safety Appliance Act — Couplers.

The safety appliance statute (Act March 2, .1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]) applies to the coupler on each end of every car subject to the law, and it is wholly immaterial in what condition was the coupler on the adjacent car, or on any other car or cars, to which each car sued upon was or was to be coupled.

[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Railroads. Dec. Dig. § 229.*]

8. Railroads (§ 229*) — Safety Appliance Act — Dut'y to Repair.

Carriers are required immediately to repair defects in cars caused during the time they are being hauled, if they can do so with the means and appliances at hand at the time and place, or when such condition should have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable care. II' requisite means are not at hand, carriers have the right, without incurring the penalty of the law, to haul the defective car to the nearest repair point on their line. But, if they haul suc-h car from a repair point, they are liable for the statutory penalty.

L-Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Railroads, Dec. Dig. § 229.*]

4. Railroads (§ 229*) — Repair Points — Duty to Maintain.

It is the duty of the carrier, subject; to the safety appliance act (Act March 2, 1893, c. 3 36, 27 Stat. 531 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]), to establish reasonable repair points along its line for the making of repairs of the kind necessary to comply with the law. At such repair points there should be the material and facilities to make all such repairs.

[Ed. Note. — For oilier cases, see Railroads, Dec. Dig. § 229.*]

(Syllabus by the Court.)