Panama Railroad v. Bosse
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 CourtJustice Holmes
This is an action for personal injuries and consequent suffering alleged to have been caused, on July 3, 1916, by the Railroad Company’s chauffeur’s negligent driving of a motor omnibus at an excessive rate of speed in a crowded thoroughfare in the Canal Zone. The suit was brought in the District Court of the Canal Zone. The defendant, the plaintiff in error, demurred to the declaration generally, and also demurred specifically to that part that claimed damages for pain. The demurrer was overruled and there was a trial, at which, after the evidence was in, the deféndant requested the Court to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wear v. Kansas Ex Rel. BrewsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. v. WilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Panama R. v. BosseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
3Cited by17 opinions
- State Docks Commission v. BarnesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Cobb v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Panama R. v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1919
- Panama Railroad v. RockSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Panama Railroad v. ToppinSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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