Legal Opinion
Box v. South Georgia Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1970No. 28265PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
South Georgia Railway Company, a Georgia corporation, (Railway) appeals from a jury verdict and judgment against it in this diversity case brought under the Florida Death by Wrongful Act Statutes, F.S.A. § 768.01 et seq.1
Mary Lee Box brought the suit on behalf of the minor children of the decedent Josie Ellis. After denying Railway’s motion for judgment n. o. v. the trial court entered judgment on the verdict and this appeal was timely taken by Railway. The case has been tried twice. On the first occasion the court directed a verdict for the defendant railroad as to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
- Merchants Transportation Co. v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Georgia Southern & Florida Ry. Co. v. SEVEN-UP BOTT. CO. SE GEORGIASupreme Court of Florida · 1965
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. YniestraSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Steinagel v. JacobsonDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980
- Box v. South Georgia Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970