Legal Opinion
Florida Power & Light Co. v. Daniell
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 5, 1991No. Nos. 90-2507, 90-2508 and 91-451PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOSHORN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal of a summary final judgment in favor of W.D. Byrd, Carolyn Faye Byrd and Byrd’s Mobile Home Sales, Inc., a Florida corporation, in a consolidated action brought by the survivors of Sherbert W. Daniell, Jr. and James J. Willis who were killed when two flagpoles came in contact with a Florida Power and Light electrical line. We reverse.
Daniell and Willis were employed by Discount Boat and Marine, a business located on the opposite side of Highway 17 from Byrd’s Mobile Home Sales. On the morning of the accident, W.D. Byrd decided to replace two large…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gibson v. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Post v. LunneySupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Booth v. Mary Carter Paint CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Bess v. 17545 Collins Avenue, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1957
- McCabe v. Walt Disney World Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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