Legal Opinion
Giddens v. Cannon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 6, 1967No. Nos. 6820 & 7110PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Judge.
Appellants Earl A. Giddens and Austin C. Watson, defendants below, appeal a judgment entered against them pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of appellee, plaintiff below, in the amount of $20,000.
The accident occurred about 2:30 in the morning of January 17, 1965, on U. S. Highway 41 north of Land-o-Lakes, Florida, about a quarter mile south of “Trucker’s Haven”. Defendant Giddens was driving a truck belonging to his uncle, defendant Watson, in a southerly direction, while plaintiff Cannon was driving a Chevrolet automobile also in a southerly direction and to the rear of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Touchton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Odom v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- State v. WardlawDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- State v. CoffeySupreme Court of Florida · 1968
- Mitchell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Cannon v. GiddensSupreme Court of Florida · 1968