Legal Opinion

Thornton v. PAKTANK FLA., INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 15, 1981No. 79-2174, 80-42PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

409 So.2d 31 (1981)

Fulton THORNTON, Appellant,

v.

PAKTANK Florida, Inc., Appellee.

Nos. 79-2174, 80-42.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 9, 1981.

As Corrected December 15, 1981.

Rehearings Denied January 29, 1982.

Roger Vaughan, of Wagner, Cunningham, Vaughan, Genders & McLaughlin, Tampa, and Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck & Parks, Miami, for appellant.

T. Paine Kelly, Jr., of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellee.

OTT, Judge.

Appellant was injured while working on a coal barge appellee had contracted to clean. He sued for negligence, but the trial…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Gaudet v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Renfroe v. Higgins Rack Coating & Manufacturing Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Danek v. Meldrum Manufacturing & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Daniels v. MacGregor Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Florida Steel Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Rumsey v. Eastern Distribution, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Booher v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
  4. Smith v. Greg's Crane Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. William L. Judy, Cross-Appellee, Joyce Judy v. Tri-State Motor Transit Company, a Delaware Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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