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Tampa Electric Co. v. Weatherford

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc
May 21, 1925
104 So. 862 (Fla. 1925)

Opinion

Decision Filed May 21, 1925.

A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; L. L. Parks, Judge.

Knight, Thompson Turner, for Plaintiff in Error;

No appearance for Defendants in Error.


This writ of error was taken to a judgment awarding $7,000.00 as compensatory damages for personal injuries caused by a collision of an automobile with a street car.

Upon a full consideration of the entire record the judgment is manifestly excessive in amount. If the plaintiff below within thirty days after mandate filed enters a remittitur of $3,000.00, the judgment will stand affirmed for the remainder of $4,000.00. Otherwise the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial. 25 Fla. 394; A. C. L. v. Scott, 102 South. Rep. 828.

It is so ordered.

WEST, C. J., AND WHITFIELD, ELLIS, BROWNE AND TERRELL, J. J., concur.


Summaries of

Tampa Electric Co. v. Weatherford

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc
May 21, 1925
104 So. 862 (Fla. 1925)
Case details for

Tampa Electric Co. v. Weatherford

Case Details

Full title:TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION, Plaintiff in error, v. EDNA F…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc

Date published: May 21, 1925

Citations

104 So. 862 (Fla. 1925)
104 So. 862

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