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DESOUSA v. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY

202 F.Supp. 22 (1962)

William DESOUSA, Plaintiff, v. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

February 9, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul Sperling, New York City, Charles Andrews Ellis, New York City, of counsel, for plaintiff.

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., New York City, Louis E. Greco, New York City, Attorney in Charge, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Department of Justice, and Walter L. Hopkins, New York City, Attorney, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Department of Justice, of counsel, for defendant.

FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff is a citizen of the Republic of Panama who resides in New York. On September 23, 1957 he was injured when a Panama Railroad train on which he was a passenger was derailed while en route from Cristobal to Balboa Heights in the Canal Zone. The railroad was owned and operated by defendant Panama Canal Company which was also then plaintiff's employer.

The complaint contains three counts. The first is for breach...

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