Legal Opinion
United States Casualty Co. v. Town of Palm Beach
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 8, 1960No. 1390PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Chief Judge.
The appellant, as plaintiff in the lower court,, brought this action in its capacity as insurance carrier under section 440.39(4), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., to recover damages for injuries sustained by Richard L. Cheston. Cheston was seriously injured by a fall on the property owned and in the control of defendant city. At the time of the accident, Cheston was acting within the scope of his employment with Benton Wel-dong & Engineering Inc., which carries its workmen’s compensation insurance with the appellant, United States Casualty Company. The carrier paid compensation…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cristiani v. City of SarasotaSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Florida, Inc. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Cushman Baking Co. v. HobermanSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
3Cited by6 opinions
- Dickerson v. Orange State Oil CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Gordon v. City of Belle GladeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Dade County v. BakerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Allstate Insurance ex rel. Di Nova v. LofstrumDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. City of West Palm BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
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