PETROLEUM CARRIER CORP. v. ROBBINS


52 So.2d 666 (1951)

PETROLEUM CARRIER CORP. v. ROBBINS.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCarthy, Lane & Howell, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Brannon & Brown, Lake City and H.J. Quincey, Douglas, Ga., for appellee.


THOMAS, Justice.

The appellant's motor tractor with semi-trailer tank, used for the transportation in bulk of inflammable liquids, was parked partly on the highway between Lake City and Jacksonville, when an automobile driven by appellee's husband approached from the rear and struck the trailer tank with such force that the husband and companion were killed and the car demolished. The jury awarded a verdict to the widow, and from the judgment this appeal was taken...

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