Panama Railroad v. Toppin
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the court.
Toppin was struck by a locomotive of the Panama Railroad Company while riding a horse in the City of Colon. He sued the company for damages in the District Court of the Canal Zone, alleging negligence, and recovered a verdict. The judgment entered thereon was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (250 Fed. Rep. 989), and the case is here on writ of error.
The main contentions of the company are here, as. in Panama R. R. Co. v. Bosse, 249 U. S. 41, that the trial court erred in holding applicable the rule of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Slater v. Mexican National RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Cuba Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Panama Railroad v. BosseSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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