Feigen v. Sokolsky

MATHEWS, Justice.

This case was before this Court in Sokolsky v. Feigen, Fla., 49 So.2d 88. The defendant owned a hotel. It received its power for lighting from the Florida Power and Light Company which has a monopoly for furnishing electric power in that area. The plaintiffs were guests at the hotel and on the afternoon in question, had been for a walk. The weather was bad and cloudy, which had resulted in excessive use of electricity throughout the territory served by the electric company. On returning to the hotel, plaintiffs went to their room and about dinner time decided to go down to…