Legal Opinion

Florida Railway & Navigation Co. v. Webster

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1889PublishedCited by 56 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Maxwell, J.:

This is an action to rec over damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff, appellee, while riding in one of the cars of the defendant, appellant. The points to be decided here are raised upon rulings of the court below during the progress of the trial. There was a verdict of $9,000 for the plaintiff, a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and thereupon comes this appeal.

The errors assigned are mainly included in the first — the refusal of the court to grant a new trial. Of the others, the second and third are abandoned; and of those remaining, *411one is “ that there was no…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. ArmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Caldwell v. . New Jersey Steamboat Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
  3. South & North Ala. Railroad v. McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  4. Kennedy v. North Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
  5. Memphis &. Charleston R. R. v. WhitfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. H.N. Dang v. Gilbert CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. Bessie Cannon v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  4. Arab Termite and Pest Control v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. McGregor v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1915

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