Legal Opinion
Panama R. Co. v. Toppin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1918No. 3203PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the Canal Zone; William H. Jack - son, Judge. Action at law by Joseph T. Toppin against the Panama Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
[ 1 ] This was a suit brought by the defendant in error in the District Court of the Canal Zone to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation, on a public street or thoroughfare in the republic of Panama, by employés of the plaintiff in error of a railroad locomotive of the latter. The amended complaint alleged that the following were laws in force in the republic of Panama:
Article 2341, Civil Code of Panama:
“He who shall have been guilty of an offense or fault, which has caused another damage, is obliged to repair it,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Panama R. v. BosseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
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