Continental Ins. Co. v. Belflower

SMITH, Acting Chief Judge.

Volusia County and its insurer appeal from a money judgment entered on a jury verdict that appellee Belflower was damaged to the extent of $50,000 when he was injured as his car struck a concrete slab off the surface of a narrow dirt road near Edgewater. The judgment was for $10,000, reflecting the jury’s finding that Belflower’s negligence was 80 percent responsible for the accident and the County’s negligence was 20 percent responsible.

The evidence was insufficient to submit to the jury the issue of the County’s asserted negligence in failing to clear obstacles…