Legal Opinion

Smith v. Poston Equipment Rentals

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 25, 1958No. 58-7PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

105 So.2d 578 (1958)

John R. SMITH, Appellant,

v.

POSTON EQUIPMENT RENTALS, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellee.

No. 58-7.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

September 25, 1958.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1958.

Krystow & Johnson, Miami, for appellant.

Dixon, DeJarnette, Bradford & Williams, Miami, for appellee.

PEARSON, Judge.

John R. Smith, an employee of the general contractor on a construction job, was injured when a concrete bucket fell from a crane and broke the scaffold upon which he was working. The crane was being operated by an employee of the appellee, Poston Equipment…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. Florida Power Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1954
  2. Miami Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. v. KindtSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  3. Frantz v. McBee CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1955
  4. Goldstein v. Acme Concrete CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
  5. Younger v. Giller Contracting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1940

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Carter v. Sims Crane Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1967
  3. Gold Coast Crane Service, Inc. v. WatierSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  4. Street v. Safway Steel Scaffold CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  5. Florida Power and Light Company v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

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