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Tampa Transit Lines, Inc. v. Chapman

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Jan 4, 1944
15 So. 2d 908 (Fla. 1944)

Opinion

December 7, 1943 Rehearing Denied January 4, 1944

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, L.L. Parks, Judge.

McKay, Macfarlane, Jackson Ferguson, for appellant.

C.J. Hardee, for appellee.


This is an action for personal injuries growing out of a crossing accident. The plaintiff secured a judgment for $12,000 and the defendant appealed. It is contended that the judgment should be reversed because the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, that the trial judge commented prejudicially about the weight of the evidence, that the matter in indemnity insurance was injected into the picture and that the judgment was excessive.

We have examined the record and we find the material points affecting contributory negligence so sharply controverted and since there appears ample support for the verdict and judgment, we find no reason to reverse the trial court on this point. On the other points that are properly before us, no reversible error is shown so the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

BUFORD, C. J., TERRELL, CHAPMAN and ADAMS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Tampa Transit Lines, Inc. v. Chapman

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Jan 4, 1944
15 So. 2d 908 (Fla. 1944)
Case details for

Tampa Transit Lines, Inc. v. Chapman

Case Details

Full title:TAMPA TRANSIT LINES, INC., a corporation, v. JOHN L. CHAPMAN

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. Division A

Date published: Jan 4, 1944

Citations

15 So. 2d 908 (Fla. 1944)
15 So. 2d 908