Supreme Court of Florida, 1924

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Savage

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Savage
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided December 20, 1924 · Browne, Ellis, Taylor, Terrell, West, Whitfield
88 Fla. 499; 102 So. 559

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Savage

Dissenting Opinion

Taylor, C. J.,

dissents: Because in my view there is no evidence whatever showing any negligence on the part of the defendant railroad company, but negligence was solely on the part of the plaintiff.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Damages in $450.00 were awarded for injury to an automobile on a railroad grade crossing. The declaration alleges negligence in not maintaining a safe crossing, but the record discloses that the condition of the automobile and the negligence of the party running it contributed largely and proximately to the injury. Under such circumstances, the judgment is excessive, in. that the damages were not reduced in proportion to the negligence of the driver. The plaintiff may remit $250.00, or the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial.

It is so ordered.

Whitfield, Ellis, Browne, West and Terrell, J. J., concur.

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