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Eli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co. v. Matatics

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 14, 1951PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

55 So.2d 549 (1951)

ELI WITT CIGAR & TOBACCO CO.

v.

MATATICS.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.

December 14, 1951.

Dixon, DeJarnette & Bradford, Miami, for appellant.

Ted P. Galatis and Richard R. Kirsch, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a verdict and judgment entered in favor of plaintiff in a suit instituted by him in the court below to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant's employee.

The accident occurred when plaintiff, while riding on a motorcycle, collided with a car being driven by defendant's…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cone v. Inter County Telephone Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1949
  2. Marshall v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Pavlis v. Atlas-Imperial Diesel Engine Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1935
  4. Potts v. MulliganSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  5. Southern States Power Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1935

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Exxon Co. v. AlexisSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Schwab v. TolleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  3. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. GriffinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  4. Levinson v. LindermanWashington Supreme Court · 1958
  5. In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01Supreme Court of Florida · 2010

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