Any company or individual who may leave open pits or other holes contrary to the provisions of s. 768.10 shall be liable in damages to any person injured thereby in an amount double the actual damages sustained, which may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Fla. Stat. § 768.11
Pits and holes; measure of damages
Known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act
The act spans §§ 768.041 to 768.81 (79 sections).
History.--s. 2, ch. 4051, 1891; GS 3153; RGS 4970; CGL 7057.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.