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Myers v. Seaboard Air Line Rd. Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Sep 19, 1967
202 So. 2d 624 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

Opinion

No. 1079.

September 19, 1967.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, James C. Downey, J.

Alan R. Schwartz, of Horton Schwartz and Nichols, Gaither, Beckham, Colson Spence, Miami, for appellant.

Manley P. Caldwell and Arthur E. Barrow, of Caldwell, Pacetti Barrow, Palm Beach, for appellees.


This is an appeal by the plaintiff from an adverse jury verdict in an action arising out of a collision between a train and a motorcycle at a railroad crossing. The primary question for consideration is whether, in the absence of a showing that a railroad crossing is extra hazardous, more than the statutorily required warning devices must be provided.

This question was answered in the negative by the Supreme Court in Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co. v. Wallace, 1911, 61 Fla. 93, 54 So. 893, and the basis for the opinion in Wallace was more recently followed in McNulty v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co., Fla.App. 1966, 198 So.2d 876.

In view of the holding in these cases, it is our view that the judgment appealed should be affirmed.

ANDREWS, J., and SPECTOR, SAM, and NANCE, L. CLAYTON, Associate Judges, concur.


Summaries of

Myers v. Seaboard Air Line Rd. Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Sep 19, 1967
202 So. 2d 624 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)
Case details for

Myers v. Seaboard Air Line Rd. Co.

Case Details

Full title:LESLIE L. MYERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS FATHER, NEXT FRIEND AND GUARDIAN OF…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Sep 19, 1967

Citations

202 So. 2d 624 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

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