Case Name: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v, M. E. Savage, Defendant in Error
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1924-12-20
Citations: 88 Fla. 499
Docket Number: 
Parties: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v, M. E. Savage, Defendant in Error.
Judges: Whitfield, Ellis, Browne, West and Terrell, J. J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 499–499

Head Matter:
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v, M. E. Savage, Defendant in Error.
En Banc.
Opinion Filed December 20, 1924.
A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County; A. G. Campbell, Judge.
HeGeachy & Lewis, for Plaintiff in Error.
Kehoe & Adams, for Defendant in Error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Damages in $450.00 were awarded for injury to an automobile on a railroad grade crossing. The declaration alleges negligence in not maintaining a safe crossing, but the record discloses that the condition of the automobile and the negligence of the party running it contributed largely and proximately to the injury. Under such circumstances, the judgment is excessive, in. that the damages were not reduced in proportion to the negligence of the driver. The plaintiff may remit $250.00, or the judgment will stand reversed for a new trial.
It is so ordered.
Whitfield, Ellis, Browne, West and Terrell, J. J., concur.