Legal Opinion
City of Jacksonville Beach v. Jones
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 9, 1930PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
In this case the plaintiff, defendant in error here, sued the defendant, plaintiff in error here, for the wrongful death of her husband. The deceased was a police officer of the municipality, the City of Jacksonville Beach. He was killed by an explosion of dynamite set in a metal pipe by an employee of the City and discharged for the purpose of removing the pipe as an obstruction on the beach which was a street of the City.
There were pleas of assumption of risk and of contributory negligence.
The evidence shows conclusively that the deceased, Jones, at the time of and before the explosion of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- German-American Lumber Co. v. HannahSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
- Wauchula Manufacturing & Timber Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
- Lofton v. Jacksonville Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1911
- Cummer Lumber Co. v. SilasSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Alexander v. Fiftieth Street Heights, Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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