L. D. Horne, as Administrator of the Estate of Eula W. Horne, Deceased, and Larry D. Horne v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action for damages, removed from the state court to the federal district court by the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company. Larry D. Horne filed two separate actions for the death of his wife: one for damages under the Florida Wrongful Death Statute, F.S. 768.01-02, F.S.A., and the other, as administrator of the estate, under the Florida Survival Statute, F.S. 46.021, formerly 45.11, F.S.A. Both complaints were predicated upon the alleged negligence of the Railway in striking and dragging Mrs. Horne, from which she died within about two…
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- Carraway v. RevellSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
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- Florida Southern Railway Co. v. HirstSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
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- Kenegson v. GerardSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
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