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Hay v. Hildreth

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 5, 1961No. C-128PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHREE, JOHN A. H., Associate Judge.

Hildreth, driving a pickup truck, collided with a tractor-trailer driven by Hay as an employee of Central Truck Lines, Inc. Hay was killed and Hildreth was injured. Hildreth sued Central basing his claim upon the alleged negligence of Hay. Central denied negligence on the part of its servant and pled contributory negligence by Hildreth. Central also counterclaimed for damage to its tractor-trailer based upon the alleged negligence of Hildreth.

In another suit, the widow of Hay sued Hildreth for the wrongful death of her husband. Mrs. Hay successfully…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Duval v. HuntSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
  2. Youngblood v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  3. Epps v. Railway Express AgencySupreme Court of Florida · 1949
  4. King v. Stuart Motor Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1943
  5. Rehe v. Airport U-DriveSupreme Court of Florida · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Shelley v. GipsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. JC Penney Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  3. General Portland Land Development v. StevensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  4. Lloyd C. Hayles v. Randall Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
  5. Racino v. SaxonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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