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PANAMA R.R. CO. v. TOPPIN

No. 147.

252 U.S. 308 (1920)

40 S.Ct. 319

64 L.Ed. 582

PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY v. TOPPIN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 15, 1920.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank Feuille and Mr. Walter F. Van Dame, for plaintiff in error, submitted.

Mr. Wm. C. MacIntyre, with whom Mr. W.C. Todd and Mr. T.C. Hinckley were on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS 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.

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