Lippincott v. Exotica Imports, Inc.

DANAHY, Judge.

In this case of first impression in Florida, neither party to the appeal has directed our attention to any case on point from any other jurisdiction. Apparently, neither party looked for any such case. Our research has led us to appellate decisions in other states which we find helpful and persuasive.

The plaintiff (Lippincott) was injured in an automobile accident involving an automobile in which Lippincott was riding as a passenger. Lippincott brought this suit for damages against the owner and operator of the automobile (Peck), the automobile dealer which sold the automobile…