Legal Opinion
Seaboard System Railroad v. Goforth
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 22, 1989No. 88-2019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWART, Judge.
Goforth was looking under the hood of the Harleys' stranded vehicle, parked on the shoulder of S. R. 50 about 500 feet west of a Seaboard Railroad crossing when a garbage truck, owned by Hatchers and operated by Leaf, crashed into the rear of the Harleys’ vehicle injuring the Harleys and killing Goforth. For a structured wrongful death settlement of $350,051 with Goforth’s survivors, and a $134,043.50 settlement with John Harley and a $15,806.50 settlemént with Janice Harley, the Goforth estate and the Harleys gave the truck driver and owner releases. The Goforth estate and the…
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