Legal Opinion

Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Bell

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 9, 1964No. 33013PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’CONNELL, Justice.

This case appears now before this Court for the third time. The facts can be found elsewhere, Bell v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., 108 So.2d 483 (3d D.C.A.Fla.1959); Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Bell, 116 So.2d 617 (Fla.1959), however, in view of the importance of the rules of law to be discussed herein, it would be beneficial to review the facts and the history of the proceedings.

The respondent, Jack R. Bell, while employed as a lineman, sustained a compensa-ble back injury when he fell from a tele--phone pole October 11, 1952. He was out of work…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ball v. MannSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  2. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  3. Nuce v. City of Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
  4. Bell v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1963
  5. Bell v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Walker v. Electronic Products & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. Commercial Carrier Corp. v. LaPointeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. LiggonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. US Fidelity & Guar. Ass'n v. KempDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Kurtz v. WallSupreme Court of Florida · 1966

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