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Miami Transit Co. v. McConnell

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A
Dec 12, 1952
61 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 1952)

Opinion

October 21, 1952. Rehearing Denied December 12, 1952.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dade County, Grady L. Crawford, J.

Samuel J. Powers, Jr., and Blackwell, Walker Gray, Miami, for appellant.

Pat Cannon and Robert M. Sturrup, Miami, for appellee.


This appeal is from a final judgment for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries. The only point in the case is whether or not the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict and judgment appealed from. A majority of the Court have reached the conclusion that the preponderance of the evidence is so strongly against the judgment that it cannot be upheld. We cannot reconcile it with justice and the manifest weight of the evidence. Stanley v. Powers, 125 Fla. 322, 169 So. 861.

It is therefore reversed and a new trial awarded.

Reversed.

SEBRING, C.J., and TERRELL, HOBSON and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Miami Transit Co. v. McConnell

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A
Dec 12, 1952
61 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 1952)
Case details for

Miami Transit Co. v. McConnell

Case Details

Full title:MIAMI TRANSIT CO. v. McCONNELL

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Division A

Date published: Dec 12, 1952

Citations

61 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 1952)

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