Legal Opinion
American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. Lopez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 1924No. 1675PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained on the 24th of June, 1922, in a collision between an automobile and the defendant’s train at a highway crossing. The accident occurred while the plaintiff was crossing the defendant’s track at grade. He was injured and the automobile destroyed. There was a, trial by jury in the federal District Court for Porto Rico in *877April and May, 1923, and on May 2 a verdict was returned for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,250.
By the Organic Act for Porto Rico of March 2, 1917, section 42 (39 Stat. at Large, p. 966 [Comp. St.…
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