Case Name: Florida East Coast Railway Company, a Corporation Plaitniff in Error, v. A. J. Meacham, Defendant in Error
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1919-05-19
Citations: 77 Fla. 701
Docket Number: 
Parties: Florida East Coast Railway Company, a Corporation Plaitniff in Error, v. A. J. Meacham, Defendant in Error.
Judges: Brown, C. J., and Taylor, Whitfield,, Ellis and West, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 701–702

Head Matter:
Florida East Coast Railway Company, a Corporation Plaitniff in Error, v. A. J. Meacham, Defendant in Error.
Opinion filed May 19, 1919.
Petition for Reharing denied June 9, 1919.
A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; E. B. Donnell, Judge.
Reversed.
E. Bly, Armstead Brown and M. D. Carmichael, for ' Plaintiff in Error-
E. L. Bussey, for Defendant in Error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
— Meacham recovered a judgment for damages to an automibile by defendant's train. Defendant appealed.
As there was evidence of negligence of the plaintiff that directly contributed to the loss, and as from 'the amount of the verdict it is apparent that the damages were not apportioned by the jury in proportion to the plaintiff's fault as required by the statute, the judgment should be and is reversed. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Weir, 63 Fla. 69, 74, 58 South. Rep. 641.
Brown, C. J., and Taylor, Whitfield,, Ellis and West, JJ., concur.