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Tampa Elec. Co. v. Williams

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc
May 25, 1929
122 So. 273 (Fla. 1929)

Opinion

Opinion filed May 25, 1929.

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

Knight, Thompson Turner, for Plaintiff in Error;

Hampton, Bull Pencke, for Defendant in Error.


This cause having heretofore been submitted to the Court upon the transcript of the record of the judgment herein, and briefs and argument of counsel for the respective parties, and the record having been seen and inspected, and the Court being now advised of its judgment to be given in the premises, it seems to the Court that there is no error in the said judgment; other than that the award of damages is excessive; it is, therefore, considered, ordered and adjudged by the Court that if the plaintiff below enter a remittitur of $2250.00, the said judgment will stand affirmed for $3500.00 damages, otherwise the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial. See Woolworth Company v. McLeod, filed April 16, 1929.

It is so ordered.

TERRELL, C. J., AND WHITFIELD, ELLIS, STRUM, BROWN AND BUFORD, J. J., concur.


Summaries of

Tampa Elec. Co. v. Williams

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc
May 25, 1929
122 So. 273 (Fla. 1929)
Case details for

Tampa Elec. Co. v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v. CLAUDE…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc

Date published: May 25, 1929

Citations

122 So. 273 (Fla. 1929)
122 So. 273