Legal Opinion
Garner v. Langford
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 3, 2011No. 1D10-1032PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKahn, J.
Appellant challenges an adverse final judgment entered after the denial of a motion for continuance. We reverse and remand for a new trial, setting forth the unusual procedural development of the matter and the reasoning behind our decision.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The incident giving rise to this appeal occurred on the night of January 1, 2003, when Adam Garner struck a horse in the middle of the road as he drove home. Paralyzed from the neck down, Garner brought suit against appellee, Buford 0. Langford, on December 14, 2005, alleging Langford owned the horse and had acted negligently by…
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