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Florida Utilities Co. v. Wester

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc
Apr 8, 1941
1 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1941)

Opinion

Opinion Filed April 8, 1941

A Writ of Error from the Circuit Court for Jackson County, R.A. McGeachy, Judge.

John H. Carter John H. Carter, Jr., and James H. Finch, for Plaintiff in Error;

Fisher Fisher and John C. Wynn, for Defendants in Error.


The records and the briefs have been examined and the testimony as to the value of the property destroyed is so indefinite and unsatisfactory, that a majority of the Court have reached the conclusion that the judgment should be reversed for a new trial on the issue of the amount of damages only, no other error being made to appear.

It is so ordered.

WHITFIELD, TERRELL, CHAPMAN and THOMAS, J. J., concur.

BROWN, C. J., BUFORD and ADAMS, J. J., think that no liability is shown and dissent.


Summaries of

Florida Utilities Co. v. Wester

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc
Apr 8, 1941
1 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1941)
Case details for

Florida Utilities Co. v. Wester

Case Details

Full title:FLORIDA UTILITIES COMPANY, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v. PHOEBE S…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc

Date published: Apr 8, 1941

Citations

1 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1941)
1 So. 2d 561

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