Legal Opinion
Florence Blaize Ephraim v. Safeway Trails, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 23, 1965No. 29064_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
Safeway Trails, Inc., appeals from a judgment rendered against it in the Southern District of New York in favor of Florence Ephraim for personal injuries suffered b3r her arising out of an assault while riding in Georgia on the bus of a connecting carrier, Southern Stages, Inc.1 For reasons indicated herein, we find that the initial carrier, Safeway Trails, which sold the through ticket, cannot be held liable for the culpable actions of the connecting carrier and accordingly we reverse the judgment below.
As plaintiff was successful below, we take the facts in the light…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. C. H. Albers Commission Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ChattersSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Lowden v. Simonds-Shields-Lonsdale Grain Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Solomon v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Matthews v. Southern Ry. SystemCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Marshall v. United AirlinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Central & Southern Motor Freight Tariff Ass'n v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1967
- Norca Corp. v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1970
- Florence Blaize Ephraim v. Safeway Trails, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965