McConaughey v. Morrow
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from and in Error to the District Court of the United States for the Canal Zone; Charles Kerr, Judge. Suit by Harvey McConaughey, for himself and others, against J. J. Morrow, Governor of the Panama Canal, and others. Decree for defendants, and plaintiff appeals and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant and plaintiff in error, (who will be referred to as the plaintiff), brought this suit on December 54, 1921, against the appellees and defendants in error, who, respectively, are the governor, auditor, and paymaster of the Panama Canal, rnd will be referred to as the defendants. The plaintiff’s bill or petition alleged that he is an employee of the United States upon the Isthmus of Panama, in the service of the Panama Canal, is domiciled in the town of Balboa, in the Canal Zone, and at the time of and prior to the bringing of the suit was occupying and using…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Bruce v. Manchester & Keene RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Brown v. CampCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1921
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