Legal Opinion
Foster v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 6, 1934PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In view of the nature of the evidence adduced and of the principles of law involved, a reargument of this case has been had on extraordinary petition for rehearing filed by the plaintiff in error who was the defendant in the trial court.
The action is by the husband to recover damages for the death of plaintiff's wife, alleged to have been caused by negligence or unskillfulness of the defendant when he was treating her professionally as a chiropractor.
In three counts the declaration severally alleges:(1) "That the defendant treated the deceased in an unskillful, careless and negligent manner…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- State ex rel. Hampton v. McClungSupreme Court of Florida · 1904
- Griffith v. AlcockeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Merchants Transportation Co. v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Southern Express Co. v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1913
- Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. HayesSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Atkins v. HumesSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Foster v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- State v. KelleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Visingardi v. TironeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- David M. Woolin & Son, Inc. v. McKainDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
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