Legal Opinion

Hardware Mut. Cas. Co. v. Tampa Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 5, 1952PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

60 So.2d 179 (1952)

HARDWARE MUT. CAS. CO. et al.

v.

TAMPA ELECTRIC CO.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.

August 5, 1952.

Shackleford, Farrior, Shannon & Stallings, Tampa, for appellant.

Knight, Thompson, Knight & Bell, Tampa, for appellee.

THOMAS, Justice.

Inasmuch as the judge charged the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, when the plaintiff's evidence had been introduced, we must go immediately to the transcript to ascertain the circumstances that surrounded the death of Cleve Lewis, husband of Elizabeth Lewis. In doing so we will interpret the testimony in favor of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Richmond v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1952

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Nelson v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  2. Rice v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  3. Teare v. Local Union No. 295Supreme Court of Florida · 1957
  4. Chambers v. LoftinSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. Ahearn v. Florida Power and Light CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961

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