Panama R. v. Beckford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to and Appeal from the District Court of the Canal Zone; William H. Jackson, Judge. Action by James Beckford against the Panama Railroad Company. James Beckford, an employs of the Panama Railroad Company, was injured by one of the company’s engines while engaged in his work of track oiler and repairer in the Cristobal yards.
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In Error to and Appeal from the District Court of the Canal Zone; William H. Jackson, Judge. Action by James Beckford against the Panama Railroad Company. James Beckford, an employs of the Panama Railroad Company, was injured by one of the company’s engines while engaged in his work of track oiler and repairer in the Cristobal yards. He instituted suit to recover damages in the District Court of the Canal Zone against the company, and recovered damages in the sum of $2,500. The court held that he was free from negligence and that his injuries resulted from the company’s negligence. It was…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] Section 9 of the Panama Act (Act Aug. 24, 1912, c. 390, 37 Stat. 565 [Comp. St. 1913, § 10045]), conferring jurisdiction upon this court, is as follows :
“The Circuit Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit of the United States shall have jurisdiction to review, revise, modify, reverse, or affirm the final judgments and decrees of the District Court of the Canal Zone and to render sucli judgment as in the opinion of said appellate court should have been rendered by the trial court in all actions and proceedings in which the Constitution. or any statute,…
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