Legal Opinion
Butler v. Watts
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 20, 1958No. 57-12PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, CHAS., Chief Judge.
The appellant, Florida East Coast Railway Company, was defendant in an action for personal injuries brought by the ap-pellee William A. Watts under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, '45 U.S.C.A., § 51 et seq. The trial resulted in a jury verdict for the plaintiff for $80,000 on which judgment was entered for the plaintiff. A motion for new trial was denied, and this appeal was duly taken. The parties will be referred to from time to time as designated in the trial court.
The plaintiff was severely burned while working as a boilermaker in defendant’s yard in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sproule v. NelsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Adams v. Royal Exchange Assur.Supreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Wharton, Jr. v. DaySupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Police and Firemen's Ins. Asso. v. HinesSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Garrett v. FaustDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
3Cited by6 opinions
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. FulmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- Florida East Coast Railway Company v. LawlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Owca v. ZemzickiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- Park v. Belford Trucking Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Howell v. WoodsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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