Fla. Stat. § 180.15

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180.15 Liability of private companies.

Official statutory text

Any private company or corporation constructing or operating any of the works provided for in this chapter, within or without the corporate limits of any municipality, shall be liable for all damages occasioned by the acts, negligence or injury to the rights of other persons, firms or corporations in the same manner and with the same limitations as any other private corporation chartered under the laws of the state.

History: s. 9, ch. 17118, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3100(14).

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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