Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Hughes Supply, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 18, 1989No. 88-626PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHEB, Judge.
Appellants Bernard Schwartz and Hannah Schwartz, his wife, challenge the entry of a final summary judgment in favor of appellees. The trial court held that Bernard Schwartz, a police officer, acted unreasonably when he braced his body against a rolling tow truck in an attempt to protect several accident victims. We reverse.
On February 3,1983, Officer Schwartz of the Cape Coral Police Department was dispatched to investigate an accident involving a Pontiac and a truck. The wrecked truck was owned by Appellee Hughes Supply, Inc. and operated by Appellee Solen Herman Hingson, Jr. A…
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