Miami Transit Co. v. Ross

Supreme Court of Florida
Miami Transit Co. v. Ross, 143 So. 234 (Fla. 1932)
106 Fla. 298
Whitfield, Terrell, Davis

Miami Transit Co. v. Ross

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This writ of error was taken to a judgment for $4423.68 damages to the plaintiff in an action for personal and property injuries in a collision between an automobile and a motor bus. The record has been duly considered and negligence of the defendant as alleged being shown but the damages' awarded being excessive a remittitur may be permitted. Ryan v. Noble, 95 Fla. 830, 115 So. 766; Luce v. Lee, 79 Fla. 693, 84 So. *299 726; Florida Railway and Navigation Co. v. Webster, 25 Fla. 394, 5 So. 714. Tbe court, without a detailed discussion of the errors assigned, hereby orders1 that upon remittitur of $1500.00 being entered as of the date of the judgment, within ten days after the filing of the mandate in the trial court, the judgment will stand affirmed for the remainder $2923.68, otherwise the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial.

It is so ordered.

Whitfield, P. J., and Terrell and Davis, J. J., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Miami Transit Company, a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, vs. R. E. Ross, Defendant in Error
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Status
Published