Williams v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Orange County. Statement. The plaintiff in error, on the 19th day of October, 1906, filed in the Circuit Court for Orange County, a declaration against the defendant in error, the first count thereof being as follows: “For that the plaintiff on or about December 7th, T904, purchased from the Oxford Crate Company, doing business at Crystal River in the State of Florida, one carload of orange boxes,…
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This case was decided by Division B. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Orange County. Statement. The plaintiff in error, on the 19th day of October, 1906, filed in the Circuit Court for Orange County, a declaration against the defendant in error, the first count thereof being as follows: “For that the plaintiff on or about December 7th, T904, purchased from the Oxford Crate Company, doing business at Crystal River in the State of Florida, one carload of orange boxes, to-wit: two. thousand and five hundred boxes, to be shipped forthwith, and on or about the 7th day of December, 1904, the…
1Opinion of the CourtParkhill, J.
(After stating the facts.) — The question presented by the assignments of error is, whether the special damages claimed by the plaintiff may be recovered from the defendant company. We have had occasion to declare over and over again, that before liability can arise it is necessary that a causal relation, such as the law recognizes as being sufficient, should exist between the damage which is complained of and the act alleged to have occasioned the damage. If such a relation does not exist, the damage is said to be remote and cannot be recovered. If such a relation does exist, then the damage…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Co. v. Peninsular Land, Transportation & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1891
- Benedict Pineapple Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Camp v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1897
- Moore v. LanierSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
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- Pope v. Pinkerton-Hays Lumber Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
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