Legal Opinion
Houchins v. Florida East Coast Ry. Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 30, 1980No. 80-390PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
388 So.2d 1287 (1980)
Coleman P. HOUCHINS, Jr., Appellant,
v.
FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, a Florida Corporation, Appellee.
No. 80-390.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
September 30, 1980.
Philip Auerbach, Greene & Cooper and Robyn Greene, Miami, for appellant.
Goodwin, Ryskamp, Welcher, Carrier & Donoff and Arthur M. Simon, Miami, for appellee.
Before HUBBART, NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.
In 1977, Houchins' legs were severed when he was struck by a train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC). Houchins sued FEC in Broward…
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