Legal Opinion

Jernigan v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 1, 1931PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEulis, J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was the driver of a truck which he had caused to be stopped on the right side of the road within the rules or laws of the highway. The defendant passing in an automobile going in the same direction struck the truck which plaintiff was trying to start again by means of hand cranking it'. The plaintiff was injured by being thrown into a ditch and bruised by the impact. There is no question as to the defendant’s negligence, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover compensatory damages only.

There was a verdict and judgment'…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Florida Railway & Navigation Co. v. WebsterSupreme Court of Florida · 1889
  2. Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. FoxworthSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  3. Consolidated Grocery Co. v. AllmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1910

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. S. A. Freel Distributing Co., Inc. v. LenoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
  2. Rosenberg v. ComanSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Bell Bakeries, Inc. v. GilesSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  4. Barrineau v. CastleberrySupreme Court of Florida · 1933

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