Legal Opinion

Covington v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 15, 1930PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

During the afternoon of May 9, 1926, Victor T. Covington, his wife, Margaret P. Covington, and their two children, one a girl child about — years old and a boy child aged about nine years, named Victor Covington, were traveling in' an automobile of the type known as a “Ford touring car.”

The father, Victor T. Covington, was driving. His wife was sitting upon the seat beside him. The little girl with her brother, Victor, who was asleep, were riding in the rear seat. At a point in the Town of Belleview near Freeman’s garage where the railroad of the Seaboard Air Line Eailway crosses the State…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  3. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. MyrickSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  4. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  5. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. TomberlinSupreme Court of Florida · 1915

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Myers v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Powell v. GarySupreme Court of Florida · 1941
  3. Myers v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  4. Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company v. TyusDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  5. Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. Francis Melville TownsendSupreme Court of Florida · 1932

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