Legal Opinion
Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida, Inc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 14, 1958PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
100 So.2d 396 (1958)
Julia SLOCUM and Homer V. Slocum, her husband, Appellants,
v.
FOOD FAIR STORES OF FLORIDA, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 14, 1958.
Britton, Hodges & Hyman, Miami, for appellants.
Brown, Dean, Adams & Fischer, Miami, for appellee.
DREW, Justice.
This appeal is from an order dismissing a complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Simply stated, the plaintiff sought money damages for mental suffering or emotional distress, and an ensuing heart attack and aggravation of pre-existing heart disease, allegedly caused by insulting…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wallace v. Shoreham Hotel Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by52 opinions
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