Legal Opinion
Pedro v. Baber
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 7, 2012No. 2D10-4644PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LaROSE, Judge.
Joey James Pedro and Jill Pedro appeal a final judgment entered in favor of Betsy Baber in her personal injury lawsuit against them. They argue that the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction pursuant to Stuart v. Hertz Corporation, 351 So.2d 703, 707 (Fla.1977), after a medical expert testified on cross-examination that surgery performed on Ms. Baber was unnecessary. We affirm.
Background
Mr. Pedro rear-ended Ms. Baber’s vehicle. Ms. Baber drove herself to the hospital where she complained of neck and back pain. Emergency room personnel diagnosed whiplash. Ms. Baber…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Goldschmidt v. HolmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Stuart v. Hertz Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Coco v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Garrett v. Morris Kirschman & Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Coxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases – Report No. 15-01 – Corrected OpinionSupreme Court of Florida · 2016