Legal Opinion
DeSousa v. Panama Canal Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 9, 1962PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a citizen of the Republic of Panama who resides in New York. On September 23, 1957 he was injured when a Panama Railroad train on which he was a passenger was derailed while en route from Cristobal to Balboa Heights in the Canal Zone. The railroad was owned and operated by defendant Panama Canal Company which was also then plaintiff’s employer.
The complaint contains three counts. The first is for breach of contract of carriage. The second is for negligence. The third alleges in substance that plaintiff was induced to delay institution of…
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