Legal Opinion

Maury v. City Stores Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 22, 1968No. 68-380PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEARSON, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Maury appeal from a summary final judgment for the appellee in an action for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Maury in the appellee’s store.

The general rule is that the issue of negligence is to be determined by the jury rather than the judge. Strickland v. Bradford County Hospital Corp., Fla.App.1967, 196 So.2d 765. The only question, then, is whether the uncontroverted statements made by Mrs. Maury in her deposition establish without any genuine issue of material fact that her injury was not caused by any negligence of the appellee. Viewed in the light most…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matson v. Tip Top Grocery Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1942
  2. Earley v. Morrison Cafeteria Co. of OrlandoSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  3. Carter v. ParkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  4. Moulden v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
  5. Shell's Super Store, Inc. v. ParkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wills v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1977
  2. US Fire Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  3. Partelow v. EdgarDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  4. Goldberg v. McCabeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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