Legal Opinion
Polackwich v. Florida Power & Light Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 22, 1991No. Nos. 89-02224, 89-02292Published
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a nonfinal order transferring a consolidated wrongful death case from Hillsborough County to Palm Beach County based on improper venue. We reverse.
The lawsuits, which were filed in Hills-borough County, arose from the electrocution of a father and his stepson when their rented catamaran came in contact with power lines near Boca Grande Causeway in Charlotte County. Appellants sued appel-lee, Florida Power and Light Company (FP & L), a domestic corporation, as owner of the power lines and as manufacturer of the electricity, and sued O’Day Corporation (O’Day), a foreign…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Premier Cruise Lines, Ltd. v. GavrilisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Cleveland Compania Maritima, SA Panama v. LogothetisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Davis v. Florida Power Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Kilpatrick v. BoyntonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Piper Aircraft Corp. v. SchwendemannDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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