Legal Opinion

Alston v. Shiver

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 17, 1958PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

105 So.2d 785 (1958)

J.L. ALSTON, also known as Bud Alston, Appellant,

v.

Trillie SHIVER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 17, 1958.

Lester Bales, Jr., Zephyrhills, and Larkin & Larkin, Dade City, for appellant.

Barnes & Wagner, Dade City, for appellee.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

Trillie Shiver, plaintiff, sued J.L. Alston, defendant, for damages arising out of personal injuries received by her in an assault and battery upon her person by the defendant. The beating is alleged to have occurred on February 24, 1955. The trial was held on October 31, 1956.

The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  2. Jettre v. HealySupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  3. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
  4. Candelore v. GlauserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Vining v. American Bakeries Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1935

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. Ramirez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. Dade National Bank of Miami v. KayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  5. Wolfe v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1966

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