Legal Opinion

Morris v. Florida Power & Light Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 2000No. 4D99-0682PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

753 So.2d 153 (2000)

James MORRIS, Appellant,

v.

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 4D99-0682.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 16, 2000.

Feinstein & Sorota, P.A., Miami, and Patrice A. Talisman of Hersch & Talisman, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Cheryl Kempf, Juno Beach, for appellee.

KLEIN, J.

According to the allegations of plaintiff's complaint, defendant Florida Power & Light (FPL) allowed defendant Ruiz to keep his cows on FPL land, and some of the cows escaped through a defective fence, injuring plaintiff. Although plaintiff may not ultimately be able to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hillman Const. Corp. v. WainerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Orlovsky v. Solid Surf, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Bowen v. HollowayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  4. Davidson v. HowardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Almarante v. Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Florida Power & Light Co. v. MorrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Johnson v. Gulf CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  5. Melrose Ventures, LLC, Intelligent Payment Processing Inc. v. Uptempo Marketing Corp., Uptempo Servicing Corp., Hank Payments Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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