ADKINS v. SEABOARD COAST LINE R.R. CO.

No. 76-1364.

351 So.2d 1088 (1977)

Rita L. ADKINS et al., Appellants, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

As Modified On Denial of Rehearing November 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan Carter, Orlando, for appellants.

Julian Clarkson, Fort Myers, for appellees.


HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellants/plaintiffs seek reversal of the final judgment entered in their wrongful death action instituted against appellees/defendants. The final judgment reduced the jury's award of $100,000 damages to the decedent's estate to $20,000 because the jury's special verdict found the decedent 80% negligent. The final judgment also conformed to the jury's failure to award damages to the decedent's survivors. Appellants argue that they should...

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