Florida Power & Light Co. v. McCollum
| Decision Date | 31 January 1962 |
| Docket Number | No. 31262,31262 |
| Citation | 140 So.2d 569 |
| Court | Florida Supreme Court |
| Parties | FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Petitioner, v. Sandra Ann McCOLLUM, as widow of Eddie Mack McCollum, Respondent. |
We find no real inconsistency between this principle, expressly recognized in the opinion of the district court herein, and the statement first above quoted from the opinion. To any extent, however, that the opinion may imply that an erroneous instruction ipso facto invalidates the verdict, the language stands corrected to conform with the established rule of the cases. In all other particulars, the disposition of the cause is approved.
Writ discharged.
4 Section 54.23, Florida Statutes 1961, F.S.A.:
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