Miami Transit Co. v. Goff
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Justice.
This is an appeal from the final judgment in a personal injury case.
The first question to he answered is whether or not the trial court should have directed a verdict for the defendant because the plaintiff had failed to prove any negligence on the part of'the defendant or that the evidence as to contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff was so conclusive that there was nothing to submit to the jury.
There were some conflicts in the evidence with reference to the acts of the defendant from which a jury might infer negligence and also there were conflicts from which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lindsay v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Davis v. CuestaSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Ward v. City Fuel Oil Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wawner v. Sellic Stone StudioSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Gordon v. CozartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Goff v. Miami Transit Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Ippolito v. VickersSupreme Court of Florida · 1954