Legal Opinion

Hughes v. the B. F. Goodrich Company

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 8, 1943PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITFIELD, J.:

On September 7, 1938, an action at law was instituted in the Circuit Court by Hughes against the appellees here to recover damages for his personal injuries in effect alleged to have béen caused on or about November 18, 1935, by negligence for which defendants are liable.

On the question raised as to whether the Circuit Court had jurisdiction or whether the proceeding should be under the Workmen’s Compensation Law before an administrative board, this Court denied Prohibition on the ground that the challenged jurisdiction depended upon facts to be determined by the Circuit Court…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. B. F. Goodrich Co. v. TrammellSupreme Court of Florida · 1939

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Allen v. Estate of CarmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Dean v. McLeodSupreme Court of Florida · 1972

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