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Bowman v. S.S. Jacobs Company

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Mar 13, 1957
93 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 1957)

Opinion

March 13, 1957.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Charles A. Carroll, J.

Donald F. Frost, Miami, for appellants.

Dixon, DeJarnette, Bradford Williams and John J. Quinn, Miami, for appellees.


The order of dismissal entered in this cause is hereby affirmed with directions, however, that appellants be granted leave to amend to bring their case if they can within one of the exceptions to the general rule that where the work of an independent contractor has been completed, turned over to, and accepted by the owner, the contractor is not liable to third persons for damages.

Affirmed with directions.

TERRELL, C.J., and HOBSON, DREW and O'CONNELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bowman v. S.S. Jacobs Company

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Mar 13, 1957
93 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 1957)
Case details for

Bowman v. S.S. Jacobs Company

Case Details

Full title:GLADYS M. BOWMAN AND LAWRENCE F. BOWMAN, APPELLANTS, v. S.S. JACOBS…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Division B

Date published: Mar 13, 1957

Citations

93 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 1957)

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