Legal Opinion

Vanlandingham v. Florida Power & Light Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 23, 1944PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ADAMS, J.:

This appeal brings for review a final judgment entered for defendant after sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s declaration.

From the verbose declaration we gather these ultimate facts. Plaintiff’s intestate, Vanlandingham, a young man about 25 years of age, was engaged as an electric lineman in the employ of R. H. Bouligny Inc., a corporation; that Bouligny Inc. was engaged under contract with Florida Power & Light Company, the defendant, to make certain repairs on their electric lines and pursuant to the fulfillment of such contract it became Vanlandingham’s duty to climb the poles…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Escambia County Electric Light & Power Co. v. SutherlandSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
  2. Hartquist v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
  3. State Ex Rel. Jacksonville Gas Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1936

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Florida Power and Light Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  2. Florida Power & Light Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  3. City of Boca Raton v. MattefSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  4. Mullarkey v. Florida Feed Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1972
  5. Orr v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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