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PARKER v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

82 So.2d 131 (1955)

Marie O. PARKER, widow of Morval E. Parker, deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, Florida, a municipal corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jepeway & Dauber, Miami, and George A. Pierce, Jacksonville, for appellant.

C.C. Howell, Jr., Luke G. Galant and Howell & Howell, Jacksonville, for appellee.

ROBERTS, Justice.

The sole question on this appeal is whether an action for wrongful death against a municipality must be instituted within the 12-month limitation period prescribed by Section 95.24, Fla. Stat. 1953, F.S.A. The question arose in a suit brought by the plaintiff, as the widow of Morval E. Parker, deceased, to recover for the death of her husband allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant city. The lower court held that her suit was barred by...

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