Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Dade County v. Espinosa
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 12, 1977No. 76-613PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
344 So.2d 1290 (1977)
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY and Robert Hamlett, Appellants,
v.
Rafael ESPINOSA and Nona Espinosa, His Wife, Appellees.
No. 76-613.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 12, 1977.
Rehearing Denied May 11, 1977.
Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Davant, McMath & O'Hara and Richard A. Sherman, Miami, for appellants.
Horton, Perse & Ginsberg, Brumer, Moss, Cohen & Rodgers, Miami, for appellees.
Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and NATHAN, JJ.
2Per curiam
Since 1964 (in Florida) a jury has had a right to find that a driver who rear-ends a vehicle is free from negligence. Stark…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Petroleum Carrier Corporation v. GatesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Stark v. VasquezSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
- Thompson v. JacobsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Vanzant v. DaviesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- City of St. Petersburg v. NadenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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4Cited by4 opinions
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