Florida Power & Light Co. v. Barrs
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
HORTON, Chief Judge.
Appellant, Florida Power & Light Company, which was a defendant below, seeks review of a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict for the plaintiff-ap-pellee in a wrongful death action. The L. E. Myers Co., also a defendant below, has filed a separate appeal.
The facts, although more fully stated in the companion appeal, L. E. Myers Co. v. Barrs, Fla.App., 127 So. 895, briefly are that the deceased was killed when the boom •of a crane contacted a high tension wire while he held the crane cable. The L. E. Myers Co. had installed and energized the high tension wires…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Richmond v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Lewis v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1949
- Margrabe v. GravesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
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- Messinger v. A. B. Chance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981