Dade Park Jockey Club v. Minton

GANT, Judge.

The Plaintiff-Appellee, Mary Minton, sued for injuries sustained in a fall while attending the summer meet of the thoroughbred races at James C. Ellis Park, a track owned and operated by the Appellant, Dade Park Jockey Club. The Trial Court, in finding for Mrs. Minton, awarded her damages in the amount of $20,205.26. The Court overruled the Appellant’s Motion for Directed Verdict, as well as the subsequent Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict. They appealed from these rulings and, in the alternative, Appellant contends that the Trial Court erred in instructing the jury…