Legal Opinion
M. J. Carroll Contracting Co. v. Pine
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 23, 1958No. 126PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment entered in a common law action by Betty Pine against M. J. Carroll Contracting Company, a corporation. The suit was based on the alleged negligence of the defendant in maintaining certain highway construction, plaintiff having been injured when the car in which she was a passenger ran into an unpaved depression or “hole” in such highway. The judgment was based on a jury verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $10,000. Defendant appeals, the parties being referred to herein as they stood before the lower court.
The defendant, under contract…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- H. E. Wolfe Construction Co. v. EllisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Brinson v. City of MulberrySupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- Kearns v. Mobile L. & R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Smith Engineering & Construction Co. v. CohnSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Nielsen v. Christensen-Gardner, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by4 opinions
- Finley P. Smith, Inc. v. SchectmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Mansell v. EidgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Zilber Cab Company v. Capeletti Brothers, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- M. J. Carroll Contracting Co. v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958