Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Acheson

Decision Date16 November 1931
Citation102 Fla. 15,137 So. 695
PartiesFLORIDA EAST COAST RY. CO. v. ACHESON.
CourtFlorida Supreme Court

En Banc.

Error to Circuit Court, Monroe County; W. W. Wright, Judge.

On rehearing.

For former opinion, see 135 So. 551.

COUNSEL

W. H. Malone, of Key West, and Robert H. Anderson, of Jacksonville, for plaintiff in error.

J. F. Busto and Arthur Gomez, both of Key West, for defendant in error.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This cause having heretofore been submited to the court upon the transcript of the record of the judgment herein and briefs and argument of counsel for the respective parties, and the record having been seen and inspected, and the court being now advised of its judgment to be given in the premises, it seems to the court that there is no error in the said judgment. It is therefore considered, ordered, and adjudged by the court that the said judgment of the circuit court be, and the same is hereby, affirmed.

BUFORD, C.J., and WHITFIELD, ELLIS. TERRELL, and DAVIS, JJ., concur.

BROWN, J., not participating.

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