Lenhart v. Basora

BLOOM, BETH, Associate Judge.

We reverse the final judgment in this personal injury action because the trial court’s ruling excluding evidence of the extent of the defendant’s negligence prevented the jury from properly considering the issue of the parties’ comparative fault.

This case arises from an accident involving a car and a scooter. Abby Chronister was riding as a passenger on a scooter in Fort Lauderdale. Appellee Christopher Basora was driving a car on the same street in the center lane. Basora abruptly turned into Chronister’s lane and caused the collision. Chronister was not wearing…