MAULE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. WATSON

No. 66-760.

201 So.2d 631 (1967)

MAULE INDUSTRIES, INC., a Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. Carrie Mae WATSON, As Administratrix of the Estate of Charles E. Watson, Deceased and Carrie Mae Watson, As Widow of Charles E. Watson, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poole & Vogelsang, Horton & Schwartz, Miami, for appellant.

Kelner & Lewis, Miami, for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and SWANN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant is the owner of a quarry and rockpit located at Pennsuco, Florida, where early in 1964 three men lost their lives as a result of an unfortunate explosion. One of those killed was Charles E. Watson, whose widow, as plaintiff below, filed a complaint alleging negligence on the part of the appellant. Final judgment was entered for the plaintiff based upon a jury verdict in her favor for the sum of $218,400.00.

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