Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 15, 1909PublishedCited by 14 opinions
This case was decided by the court En Banc. .This is a case of original jurisdiction. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
On January 28th, 1908, the Railroad Commissioners of this State adopted and prescribed the following as Rule No. 12 of its General Rules:
“12. Every railroad company shall report to the Railroad Commissioners immediately by telegram any wreck, either of passenger or of freight train, that may occur on its line in this State, giving as nearly as possible the cause of the wreck, the extent of the damage to the equipment and the track, and the number of persons killed or wounded; and such telegram shall be followed with a full written' statement, made within five days thereafter, giving full…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Stone v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by14 opinions
- State ex rel. Triay v. BurrSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Railroad CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
- Backus-Brooks Co. v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- State Ex Rel. Burr v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1925
- State ex rel. Burr v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1916
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