Legal Opinion
Butler v. MacDougal
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 26, 1960No. 59-266PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, CHAS., Judge.
One Robert MacDougal was killed in a collision between his automobile and a switch engine of the defendant railway company at a crossing in the city of Jacksonville. His widow filed an action for damages in the circuit court in Dade County against the Trustees of the Florida East Coast Railway Company, alleging that her husband’s death was caused by the negligence of the railroad. A jury verdict in her favor resulted, for $85,000. Judgment was entered thereon and the defendants have appealed.
The appellants raise two questions on the appeal. One is a claim that it was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. VossSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. WalkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Loftin v. SkeltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Massey v. Seaboard Air Line RailroadDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Powell v. GoldnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Longo v. Bloomer, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1962