Legal Opinion
Panama Railroad v. Rock
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 17, 1924No. 4PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is an action brought in the District Court for the Canal Zone by James Rock to recover damages for the death of his wife, alleged to have resulted in 1918 from the negligence of the railroad company, while she was being *211transported as a passenger. Upon the verdict of a jury, final judgment was rendered for plaintiff, which was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 272 Fed. 649. The sole question presented for our determination is whether, under the law of the Canal Zone then in force, there was a right of action.
It is settled that at common law no private cause of action arises from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Insurance Co. v. BrameSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Hubgh v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gaudette v. WebbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Travieso Rivera v. del Toro RodríguezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
- Paul Griffith Garland, as Administrator of the Estate of Bonnie Joan Garland, Deceased, Paul Griffith Garland and Joan B. Garland v. Richard J. HerrinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Roster v. Inter-State Power Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1931
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