Legal Opinion

Downing v. Vaine

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 9, 1969No. L-273PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

228 So.2d 622 (1969)

Edward R. DOWNING, Appellant,

v.

Joseph L. VAINE, Appellee.

No. L-273.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. First District.

December 9, 1969.

Edward R. Downing, pro se.

Blalock, Holbrook, Lewis, Paul & Bennett, Jacksonville, for appellee.

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Defendant attorney at law has appealed a final judgment rendered against him in a malpractice action in which he was charged with negligence in the handling of a civil action for plaintiff. The trial resulted in a verdict by which the jury awarded plaintiff damages in the sum of $10,000.00. The principal point on appeal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Fort Myers Seafood Packers, Inc. v. Steptoe and JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  2. Buck v. MouradianDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  3. Sullivan v. StoutSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1938
  4. Wilson v. EconomNew York Supreme Court · 1968
  5. The Franklin Life Ins. Co. v. TharpeSupreme Court of Florida · 1938

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hendrickson v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. Blair v. IngHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Kohler v. Woollen, Brown & HawkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  4. Edwards v. FordSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Birnholz v. BlakeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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