Legal Opinion

Carter v. Florida Power & Light Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 23, 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam. —

Nicholas Carter brought an action for damages in the Circuit Court of Dade County against Florida Power and Light Company, in which the Circuit Judge directed a verdict f.or defendant at the conclusion of the testimony. Plaintiff seeks to reverse the final judgment on writ of error.

In his direct testimony plaintiff gave the following account of the accident:

“I got to the corner, and naturally everybody stops to look. It was a drizzlnig rain. It would start to rain then stop raining and start up again. There was a car coming and it passed and I seen another car down by the next…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. American Process Co. v. Florida White Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1908
  2. Myers v. HodgesSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Albritton v. ScottSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  4. Anderson v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1917
  5. Gravette v. TurnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1919

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hughs v. Miami Coca Cola Bottling CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  2. Greenberg v. PostSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  3. Baro v. WilsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  4. Baston v. SheltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
  5. Coca-Cola Bottling Company v. ClarkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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