Legal Opinion

Russell v. Martin

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 23, 1956PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

88 So.2d 315 (1956)

Melbourne Lee Russell, Appellant,

v.

John W. MARTIN, as Trustee of the property of the Florida East Coast Railway Company, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

May 23, 1956.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1956.

George B. Mehlman and George H. Butler, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Anderson, Scott, McCarthy & Preston, William B. Killian, Miami, Russell L. Frink, Jacksonville, and Robert H. Anderson, Miami, for appellee.

TERRELL, Justice.

Appellant, hereinafter referred to as Russell, instituted this suit against appellee, hereinafter referred to as the Railroad, to recover…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Santa Fe, Prescott & Phœnix Railway Co. v. Grant Bros. Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BeazleySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Cacey v. Virginian Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
  4. Minneapolis-Moline Co. v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
  5. Thomas v. Atlantic Coast Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Jacksonville Terminal Company v. Railway Express Agency, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Wright & Seaton, Inc. v. PrescottDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Kendry v. State Road DepartmentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Ray D. Brown and Nancy Jane Brown v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company v. Union Camp CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. Tampa Armature Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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