Legal Opinion
Panama R. v. Bosse
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1917No. 3015PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the Canal Zone; William H. Jackson, Judge. Action by Theodore Bosse against the Panama Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought in the court below under article 2341 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Panama, in force in the Canal Zone, reading as follows;
“He who shall have been guilty of an offense or fault, which has caused another damage, is obliged to repair it, without prejudice to the principal penalty which the law imposes for the fault or offense committed”
—to recover damages from the Panama Railroad Company on the following state of facts: The plaintiff in error, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, was operating motorbusses between the…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Panama R. v. PigottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1919