ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. CLARKE


59 So.2d 778 (1952)

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. CLARKE.

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.C. Howell, Jacksonville, LeRoy Allen, Ralph C. Dell, Tampa, for appellant.

Neil C. McMullen, Tampa, T.J. Lewis, Jr., Atlanta, Lewis & Lewis, Opelousas, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from a final judgment awarding appellee damages for personal injuries in the sum of $5,000. The case was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., and was tried before a jury on the issue of proximate cause and contributory negligence.

The real point for determination is whether or not the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict and judgment awarded.

Appellee was an employee...

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