Gravette v. Turner
Supreme Court of Florida
A Writ of Error to the Court of Record for Escambia County; C. M. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
— In an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, alleged to have been caused by the explosion of a retort upon which the decedent was employed by defendant, the owner of the retort, issue was joined on the several general and special pleas, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s testimony, upon a motion for a directed verdict for the defendant, the court stated: “The rule is, where there is sufficient evidence to support a verdict, to let it go to the jury. In this case it is the opinion of the court that the testimony so far would not support a verdict, and I think,…
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