Legal Opinion
Pelot v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 15, 1910PublishedCited by 13 opinions
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for DeSoto County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
plaintiff in error as plaintiff below sued the defendant in error as defendant below in the circuit court of DeSoto county, the declaration in the case being as follows:
*161“Comes now the plaintiff herein by his attorneys Leitner & Leitner and sues the defendant, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, who has an agent in DeSoto county, Florida, and who has been summoned to answer plaintiff in an action of trespass on the case.
For that, whereas, heretofore, to-wit, on or about the 6th day of July, 1909, the said defendant was a common carrier for hire and operated a line of railroad for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dwinelle v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Maverick v. . Eighth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Pendleton v. KinsleyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1871
- Wheaton v. North Beach & Mission RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
3Cited by13 opinions
- Jane Doe v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Helen H. Bullock and Grover C. Bullock v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. PelotSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
- Atlantic Greyhound Lines v. LovettSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Pacific S. S. Co. v. SuttonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
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