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Yon v. Pinellas County Power Co.Yon v. Pinellas County Power Co.

Supreme Court of Florida
Mar 12, 1927
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam. —
Per Curiam.

This writ of error was taken to a judgment for the defendant upon ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‍demurrer to an amended declaration of plaintiff alleging personal injury suffered by reason of Ahe negligence of defendant in not providing the plaintiff, defendant’s employee, a reasonably ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‍safe place in which to work as oiler of ‘machinery used in a power plant for generating electricity.

*504 The declaration does not wholly fail to state a cause ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‍of action. The demurrer thereto was therefore erroneously sustained.

The judgment is reversed on the authority of Foster v. St. Johns Electric Co., 86 Fla. 338, 98 South. Rep. 75; ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‍Peterson v. Daniels Co., 83 Fla. 29, 90 South. Rep. 621; Wertz v. Tampa Electric Co., 78 Fla. 405, 83 South. Rep. 270; McDonald v. Exchange Supply Co., 88 Fla. 80, 101 South. ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‍Rep. 28.

Reversed.

Ellis, C. J., and Whitfield, Terrell, Strum, Brown and Buford, J. J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Yon v. Pinellas County Power Co.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Mar 12, 1927
Citations: 112 So. 50; 93 Fla. 503
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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