Peters v. City of Tampa, (1934)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 19
Judges: PER CURIAM. —
Attorneys: E. T. Shurley and E. B. Drumwright, for Plaintiff in Error;
Alonzo B. McMullen and Ralph A. Marsicano, for Defendant in Error.
Filed: Jul. 03, 1934
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: An amended declaration alleged that the defendant City of Tampa, by an artificial construction of its own, confined a natural stream of water in a concrete sewer and thereby so augmented the natural force and violence of the water flowing therein against the sandy banks of the stream on the portions thereof which were not so confined, as to undermine said banks of said stream; that adjacent to the banks of the stream was a large open space of ground used as a playground for children; that to suc
Summary: An amended declaration alleged that the defendant City of Tampa, by an artificial construction of its own, confined a natural stream of water in a concrete sewer and thereby so augmented the natural force and violence of the water flowing therein against the sandy banks of the stream on the portions thereof which were not so confined, as to undermine said banks of said stream; that adjacent to the banks of the stream was a large open space of ground used as a playground for children; that to such..
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My thought is that the second count only states a cause of action.
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