Legal Opinion
Trio Towing Service, Inc. v. Murrell
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 16, 1975No. 75-476PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This matter has been before this court previously. See: Murrell v. Trio Towing Service, Inc., Fla.App.1974, 294 So.2d 331, for the background and results of this decision, wherein we reversed the trial judge for directing a verdict for the defendants.
We candidly admit that after finding error in the directed verdict for the defendants in the earlier proceeding we made a mistake in directing the trial judge to direct a verdict for the plaintiff for both compensatory and punitive damages. This is so because we denied the defendants their day in court in that they never had an opportunity to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ryan's Furniture Exchange, Inc. v. McNairSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Pelle v. Diners ClubDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Murrell v. Trio Towing Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Carmichael v. SHELLEY TRACTOR & EQUIPDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
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