Legal Opinion

Duncan v. Growers Equipment Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 1, 1941PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

This case comes here on writ of error to judgment entered on a directed verdict for defendant at close of plaintiff’s evidence.

The plaintiff charges his employer, the defendant, with negligence in furnishing unsuitable, unsafe and inadequate tools to remove bushings from a truck spindle, to-wit: hammer, punch and wrench. He also alleges in his declaration, “plaintiff had never worked or had experience as a mechanic; that his knowledge and experience in the machinery and workmanship of trucks was solely limited to his experience and knowledge obtained by reason of his employment as a driver of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. German American Lumber Co. v. BrockSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  2. G. Ferlita & Sons, Inc. v. BeckSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WeikalSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  4. Kenney v. LangstonSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  5. Cooney v. Portland Terminal Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1914

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Breau v. WhitmoreSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  2. Stolmaker v. BowermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  3. Courtney v. American Oil CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Drew v. Food Fair Stores of Florida, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  5. Goshko v. CohenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968

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