Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Eddings
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 9, 1972No. O-307PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLS, Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff Davidson appeals an adverse jury verdict and final judgment in this negligence action.
The sole point on appeal which merits consideration relates to an evidentiary question, viz.: The prejudicial effect of allowing an unsworn complaint of a prior unrelated lawsuit into evidence.
Josephine Davidson, a 77-year-old woman, was struck by a motorcycle being operated by Ralph E. Eddings, Jr., while she was crossing a street in Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. Davidson, in proof of her injuries tes*233tified that she suffered injuries to her back and hip as a result of this…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Long v. KnoxTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Co-operative Life Ass'n v. LefloreMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Phillips v. the Dow Chemical Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Fuller v. King (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Thundereal Corp. v. SterlingDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Florida Power Corp. v. Zenith Industries Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Harrold v. SchluepDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Eddings v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Jones v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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