Consumers Electric Light & Street Railroad v. Pryor
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to -the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. STATEMENT. Defendant in- error sued plaintiff in error and obtained a judgment for $775 and costs, to Which a writ of error was sued out.
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Writ of Error to -the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. STATEMENT. Defendant in- error sued plaintiff in error and obtained a judgment for $775 and costs, to Which a writ of error was sued out. The amlendied! declaration upon- which, the case was tried alleged as follows: That the defendant, on the fifth of March, 1896, in -the city of Tampa, county and State aforesaid, said city being then and there a densely populated city, wals the owner of and using and operating a certain electric street-railroad, thiein running upon a certain public highway there, to-wit: Florida avenue, a certain…
1Opinion of the CourtMabry, J.
(after stating the facts.)
ThiiSs case was referred by the count to its commissioners, a majority of whom report in favor of affirming the judgment. A majority of the court is of that opinion. *380In view of the existence of a difference of opinion as to the result both among members of ’the court and the commission, it is deemed advisable, contrary to the usual custom of the court in cases of aiffirmance, to, file a written opinion.
One of the errors assigned and insisted on is that the court erred in overruling the demurrer to the amended declaration, exhibited by the abstract andl shown by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad v. Van SteinburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Pennsylvania Co. v. MarionIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Cooke v. Baltimore Traction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
- Bunyan v. Citizens' Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Morris v. Florida Central & Peninsular RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1901
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- Stevens v. Tampa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1921
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