Brickley v. Gulf Coast Construction Co.

SEBRING, J.:

The defendant, Gulf Coast Construction Company, was a general contractor engaged in the construction of an air field at Taft, Florida. The contract for hauling materials to be used in building the field was sub-let by the general contractor to Moore Truck and Tractor Company. John Brickley was employed by the sub-contractor as a truck driver. His duties were to haul materials from a railroad depot'ln Taft to the airfield. The route he was required to travel compelled him to pass over a railroad crossing. Because of objects adjacent to the crossing which obscured the view, it was…