Florida Railway Co. v. Dorsey
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court' En Banc. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Taylor County.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
Mrs. M. S. Dorsey, a widow, brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries while a passenger of the railway company. The negligence alleged is that the defendant in operating and running its train did not stop long enough to allow the plaintiff a reasonable time to alight from the car, but “carelessly and negligently started said train * * * and carelessly and negligently put said train in violent quick motion, which said careless and negligent act * * * threw, the said plaintiff violently to the ground by means of which” she was injured. The declaration was demurred to on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Morris v. Florida Central & Peninsular RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1901
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Stearns & Culver Lumber Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. LassiterSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Stevens v. Tampa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. MoseleySupreme Court of Florida · 1910
- Whitman v. Red Top Sedan Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Johnson v. RinesmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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