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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. GENERAL SAFETY EQUIP. CO.

Nos. 67-977, 67-1006.

213 So.2d 486 (1968)

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Pittman Manufacturing Company, a Foreign Corporation, and Robert Nitti, Appellees. DADE COUNTY, a Political Subdivision, Appellant, v. GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Pittman Manufacturing Company, a Foreign Corporation, and Robert Nitti, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole and George W. Wright, Jr., Miami, for Florida Power & Light Co.

John G. Poole, Jr., Jeanne Heyward, Miami, for Dade County.

Spencer & Taylor, Miami, for General Safety Equipment Company.

Blackwell, Walker & Gray and James E. Tribble, Miami, for Pittman Manufacturing Company.

Green & Hastings, Miami, for Robert Nitti.

Before CHARLES CARROLL, C.J., and BARKDULL and SWANN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

On April 14, 1964, Robert Nitti filed suit against Dade County and Florida Power & Light Company for damages for personal injuries, alleging negligence of the two defendants caused his injuries. The injury was suffered when motorized equipment being operated by the county on a public highway came in contact with high voltage lines of the power company. It was alleged the county was negligent in operation of the equipment, and that the power company...

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