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Title: Postal Telegraph Cable Company v. Samuel W. Scott
Author : Supreme Court of Florida
Release Date : January 14, 1918
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 64 KB

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WHITFIELD, J. -- This writ of error was taken to a judgment awarding damages for personal injuries. The declaration alleges in effect that a messenger boy employed by the defendant company while ""engaged in calling for and delivering a certain telegraphic message for defendant, carelessly and negligently propelled and ran a certain bicycle with great force and violence at and against plaintiff, thereby"" injuring him as alleged. Defendant pleaded not guilty and contributory negligence. The common law rule that contributory negligence bars recovery is in force in this State, it never having been modified by statute in this class of cases. Stearns & Culver Lumber Co. v. Fowler, 58 Fla. 362, 50 South. Rep. 680; German-American Lumber Co. v. Hannah, 60 Fla. 70, 53 South. Rep. 516; Ingram-Dekle Lumber Co. v. Geiger, 71 Fla. 390, 71 South. Rep. 552; Co-operative Sanitary Baking Co. v. Shields, 71 Fla. 110, 70 South. Rep. 934; Wauchula Mfg. & Timber Co. v. Jackson, 70 Fla. 596, 70 South. Rep. 599.