Legal Opinion
Northern Railway Co. v. Page
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 11, 1927No. 136PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
This action was brought in the District Court of Massachusetts by Michael B. Ryan against the petitioner and the United Fruit Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, February 23, 1918, in Costa Rica, while a passenger on a railway train alleged to have been operated by both companies. A verdict was directed-for the Fruit Company. No question as to its liability is presented here. We may refer to the railway company as the defendant.
On the day before plaintiff was hurt a small insurrection broke out' in a part of Costa Rica west of San José, the capital. Plaintiff…
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- Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Cole v. German Savings & Loan Soc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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