Gudath v. Culp Lumber Company

81 So.2d 742 (1955)

Carmen B. GUDATH, and her husband, E.A. Gudath, Appellant,

v.

CULP LUMBER COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.

July 27, 1955.

Paul B. Johnson, Tampa, for appellant.

George T. Shannon, Tampa, for appellee.

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is a personal injuries case arising out of a collision between a car being driven by the plaintiff wife ("plaintiff" hereafter) and a truck owned by defendant and being driven by its employee. The jury found in plaintiff's favor, awarding her $2,000. The trial judge, however, granted the defendant's motion for a…