Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Roberts
Citations
- 71 Fla. 28
- 70 So. 773
Syllabus
<p>In an action to recover damages for watermelons lost because of the alleged negligence of a carrier in not furnishing cars to transport the melons, where the declaration alleges that the plaintiff planted and raised the melons which matured and were ready for shipment, and there is no allegation that the plaintiff had other melons that were mature and ready to be shipped, the recovery should be confined to the value of melons shown to have been planted and raised by the plaintiff and that were mature and ready to be shipped as alleged, but were not shipped because of the defendant’s fault.</p>
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- stating that, because only one finding alleged under section 161.001(1) is necessary to a judgment of termination, a reviewing court affirming one ground need not address other grounds for termination
- noting that the best interest of the child is often “infused with the statutory offensive behavior” but stating that “the best interest determination must have a firm basis in facts standing apart from the offending behavior”
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Judges: Cockrell, Reason, Sickness
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