Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Ziegler

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 18, 1956PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

89 So.2d 780 (1956)

Carl Lewis NELSON, Appellant,

v.

Roberta ZIEGLER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.

July 18, 1956.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1956.

George B. Mehlman and Paty, Downey & Paty, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Farish & Farish and Earnest, Smith, Jones, Paine & Cone, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Nelson, the plaintiff below, seeks reversal of a judgment based on a directed verdict for appellee Ziegler, who was defendant below, in an automobile negligence case.

The question before us is whether the trial judge properly directed a verdict for the…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. SaulsSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
  2. Hardware Mut. Cas. Co. v. Tampa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1952
  3. King v. GrinerSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  4. Springer v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  5. Wawner v. Sellic Stone StudioSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Williams v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Stirling v. SappSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  3. Bellere v. MadsenSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  4. James v. KeeneSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
  5. Alessi v. FarkasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960

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