Tampa Electric Co. v. Weatherford

Supreme Court of Florida May 21, 1925

Tampa Electric Co. v. Weatherford, 104 So. 862 (Fla. 1925)

89 Fla. 418

West, Whitfield, Ellis, Browne, Terrell

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This writ of error was taken to a judgment awarding $7,000.00 as compensatory damages for personal injuries caused by a collision of an automobile with a street car.

Upon a full consideration of the entire record the judgment is manifestly excessive in amount. If the plaintiff below within thirty days after mandate filed enters a remittitur of $3,000.00, the judgment will stand affirmed for the remainder of $4,000.00. Otherwise the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial. 25 Fla. 394; A. C. L. v. Scott, 102 South. Rep. 828.

It is so ordered.

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

Reference

Full Case Name: Tampa Electric Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v. Edna F. Weatherford, Joined by Her Husband, J. S. Weatherford, Defendants in Error
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published