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PANAMA MAIL S.S. CO. v. VARGAS

No. 425.

281 U.S. 670 (1930)

PANAMA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. VARGAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 2, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas A. Thacher, with whom Messrs. Harrison A. Jones and W. Kevin Casey were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. H.W. Hutton for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit in admiralty brought in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California against a company owning and operating an American steamship as a common carrier, between ports in Central America and the port of San Francisco, to recover damages for an alleged assault constituting rape committed by an employee of the ship on...

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