Lofton v. Jacksonville Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. ' The facts, in .the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitmbi-d, C. J.
The plaintiff in error brought an action in the Circuit Court for Duval County against the Electric Company to recover damages for personal injuries received by being, knocked from the top of a passing freight car of a railroad company by a trolley wire of the defendant company projected over the railroad track. The particular negligence alleged is that the plaintiff “was struck by said trolley wire which the defendant had carelessly and negligently permitted to be and remain broken and loosened from its fastenings and to sag down and to be out of its proper place as aforesaid, and was by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wilkinson v. Pensacola & Atlantic RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
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- Scarborough v. ElmerMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- Walter v. ParrySupreme Court of Florida · 1906
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