Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 4, 1969No. 68-579PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SWANN, Judge.
The Alexanders, father and son, appeal from a summary final judgment for the defendant railroad company, in a negligence suit.
Their suit was filed against the City of Miami, Florida, and the railroad and is still pending against the city in the trial court.
The following facts are assumed to be correct for purposes of this appeal only.
At night on December 29, 1966, the plaintiff, Edward Bruce Alexander, drove a motor vehicle belonging to his father, Leon Alexander, west on northwest 17th Street, in the City of Miami, Dade County, Florida. He had never driven this route before, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Visingardi v. TironeSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. WatsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- William C. Hatfield v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. William C. HatfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Louisville & N. R. Co. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1930
- Adams v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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3Cited by1 opinion
- McArthur v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975