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The document is a Supreme Court case from 1904 regarding injuries sustained by a railroad employee while coupling cars. It discusses whether the Safety Appliance Act of 1893, which required automatic couplers, applied to locomotives as well as cars. The Court determined: 1) The intent of the Act was to promote safety by requiring automatic couplers and continuous brakes to avoid employees needing to go between cars; 2) The generic term "car" in the Act includes locomotives, as automatic couplers were as n

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