Legal Opinion
Pacific S. S. Co. v. Sutton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1925No. 4483PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
This action for damages for an assault committed by employees of the steamship company was instituted in behalf of Margaret Sutton in the state court, but, upon the ground of diversity of citizenship, on petition of the steamship company, the cause was removed to the federal court.
Plaintiff is an Indian girl 15 years old. She was going to an Indian school in Chemawa, Or. For her benefit and use a ticket was purchased from defendant, entitling her to transportation as a passenger on the ship Admiral Evans from Petersberg, Alaska, to Seattle, Wash. Her complaint alleged that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. StarbirdSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- New Jersey Steamboat Co. v. BrockettSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Gooch v. Oregon Short Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Gillespie v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hartog v. MemorySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by18 opinions
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