Louis Brandeis

“ And article 2341 of the Civil Code provides:
'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.'
It would seem clear from a reading of these provisions that the company would not be relieved from liability in damages for injuries resulting from the negligence of its employe, merely because the negligent act was also punishable as a crime. ”

“ There seems to have been a rule of Practice under the Colombian Judicial Code (article 1501) [2] by which, if the civil action and the criminal action arising out of the same acts are not brought at the same time, the civil action cannot be prosecuted until the conclusion of the criminal action with the condemnation of the delinquent. ”

“ The Railroad of the North, supra, note 1.↑ Article 2347: 'Every person is responsible not only for his own actions for the purpose of making good the damage, but for the act of those who may be under his care.↑ See, also, Panama Railway Co. ”