Legal Opinion

Maesa v. Lopez

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 1981No. 80-708PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BASKIN, Judge.

Because we find that issues concerning negligence of both the driver, who backed into pedestrian Lopez without seeing her, and of appellee Lopez, who was mailing a letter in a mailbox on the sidewalk near a parking area when she was struck by appellant’s car, should have been submitted to the jury, we reverse the Final Judgment and Supplemental Final Judgment entered after the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellee on the issue of liability. Although testimony indicates that the driver failed to see thé pedestrian, inferences drawn from the evidence raise questions…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hilkmeyer v. Latin American Air Cargo ExpeditersSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  2. Katz v. BearSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  3. Good v. OzerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  4. Bilams v. Metropolitan Transit AuthorityDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. Spackman v. LaumerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Easton-Babcock & Associates, Inc. v. FernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Donchey v. Flowers By Tony, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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