Legal Opinion
Potter v. Florida Motor Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 26, 1932No. 3608, 3611PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, District Judge.
Each of these cases is an action at law wherein plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant in operating' a motorbus, whereby the bus collided with an automobile in which the two plaintiffs were riding'.
In each case, the defendant interposed a plea of contributory negligence which, in effect, avers that the driver of the automobile and the two plaintiffs were engaged in a joint enterprise, in that they, and others, were returning from a pleasure trip, to the expense of which plaintiff's…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Little v. HackettSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Dexter v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Brommer v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
- Phillips v. Denver City Tramway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1912
- Bryant v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. of CaliforniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- Backus Plywood Corporation v. Commercial Decal, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Arline v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Carroll v. HarrisonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1943
- Conner v. Southland CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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