Legal Opinion
McAllister v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 16, 1956PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, Justice.
This action was brought by appellant against appellees to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband in a railroad crossing accident near Quincy in Gadsden County, Florida. At the trial defendants moved for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case and at the close of the trial. The court reserved judgment on both motions and let the case go to the jury which returned a verdict against the Seaboard Airline Railroad Company and in favor of defendant Tucker. Defendants then moved to set aside the verdict and renewed their motions for directed verdict. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. MyrickSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. TomberlinSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
- Powell v. GarySupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Germak v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Tyus v. Apalachicola Northern Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Myers v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Myers v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company v. TyusDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. WalkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
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