King Lumber & Manufacturing Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for DeSoto County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The plaintiff in error brought an action against the Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company to recover the amounts fixed by the statute for the failure of the railroad company to equip its fiat cars “with all proper and sufficient standards, supports, stays, strips, railing and other equipments and appliances necessary to *294hold and keep” lumber or timber being transported firmly in place. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and as the plaintiff declined to plead further final judgment was entered for the defendant. On writ of error the order sustaining the demurrer to the declaration…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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- Garrison v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
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- State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
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