Legal Opinion

Duff ex rel. Klinko v. Florida Power & Light Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 14, 1984No. 83-1006PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary final judgment in favor of Florida Power and Light Company in a negligence action. We reverse and remand.

William John Klinko, Jr., a minor, was injured when a CB antenna that he was installing on the roof of his residence one summer morning came into contact with an electrical power line that ran along an easement adjacent to the residence. The line in question was over 29 feet high at the east Florida Power and Light pole located at the corner of the lot, over 21 feet high at the point of contact and over 27 feet high at the west pole. A…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rice v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. Simon v. Tampa Electric CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  3. Fries v. Florida Power and Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Biglen v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. Smith v. Florida Power and Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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