Pitton v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.

On October 20, 1938, plaintiff filed in the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, a declaration in three counts for the recovery of damages for personal injuries and damages to property resulting from a collision between a train of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and an automobile truck owned and driven by tile plaintiff at the time of the injury. The first count sought a recovery for negligence of the defendant, without specifying any particular act. The second count alleged specific acts of negligence in that the defendant failed to sound an alarm or warning of the…