Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 7, 1958PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
In this proceeding an attack is made upon an order of Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission which resulted, so it is contended by the petitioners, from a misconstruction of Sec. 323.29, Florida Statutes 1955, and F.S.A.
In the statute, enacted in 1931 to regulate the use of motor vehicles on the highways, the legislature recognized and declared that certain motor vehicles and services, because of their peculiar nature, should be exempt from the operation of the act and, therefore, from control of the Commission. Among them were “motor vehicles while engaged…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Snively Groves, Inc. v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
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