Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Hinely-Stephens Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 15, 1912PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appealed from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
The trial herein was had on the following declaration:
“The Hinely-Stephens Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Florida, plaintiff, sues Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a railway corporation, having an office and resident agent for the transaction of business and doing business in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, defendant; Action on the case, damages $1,800.00. For that, Whereas, The defendant corporation, during the month of March, A. D. 1910, prior thereto and since said date, was a common carrier possessed of, owning, controlling and operating as such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DexterSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
- Summerlin v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Waltham Manufacturing Co. v. New York & Texas Steamship Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
- Noone v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1920
- The Pacific SpruceDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1932
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. CowartSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Swedish East Asia Co. v. Topp Electronics, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976