Legal Opinion
Lientz v. Holder
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 29, 1957PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an appeal by defendant from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff entered in an action filed by plaintiff to recover damages for the death of her deceased husband, alleged to be due to the 'negligence of the defendant’s employee.
The suit grew out of a highway accident on a straight level stretch of road at 5:30 a. m. when plaintiff’s decedent, driving a 19S1 Studebaker, ran into the rear of a large tractor-trailer owned by defendant while it was parked on the highway with all wheels in the northbound lane of traffic, no lights or signal flares burning, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- G. Ferlita & Sons, Inc. v. BeckSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Petroleum Carrier Corp. v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Townsend Sash Door & Lumber Company v. SilasSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- MacAsphalt Corp. v. MurphySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
3Cited by7 opinions
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Circle Center Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Central Truck Lines, Inc. v. RogersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- Inter-County Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. PurvisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Bohlmann v. BoothDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Frazier v. RossDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
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