Watson v. Watson, (1935)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 4
Judges: PER CURIAM.
Attorneys: John H. Carter and John H. Carter, Jr., for Plaintiff in Error;
Coe McLane, for Defendant in Error.
Filed: Oct. 09, 1935
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: The writ of error brings for review a judgment in favor of the defendant in a suit where W.J. Watson was complainant against H.C. Watson, defendant, and claimed damages for injuries received by the sudden movement of an automobile. The plaintiff in error has stated the facts as shown by the evidence, which we find to be correct from a perusal of the record, as follows: The evidence shows that on the afternoon of September 3, 1933, the defendant was in his automobile which had stopped or choked d
Summary: The writ of error brings for review a judgment in favor of the defendant in a suit where W.J. Watson was complainant against H.C. Watson, defendant, and claimed damages for injuries received by the sudden movement of an automobile. The plaintiff in error has stated the facts as shown by the evidence, which we find to be correct from a perusal of the record, as follows: The evidence shows that on the afternoon of September 3, 1933, the defendant was in his automobile which had stopped or choked do..
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My view is that the court properly denied the motion for a directed verdict for defendant and submitted the case to a jury, whose verdict for the defendant below on the question of negligence vel non has not been shown to have been improperly arrived at on the evidence adduced which in my judgment would support a verdict either way from a purely legal standpoint.
BROWN, J., concurs.
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