Copeland v. Perdue

SPECTOR, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment based upon a jury verdict for the defendant in an automobile intersection collision case.

The primary question presented for our consideration is whether the trial judge committed reversible error in refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of last clear chance.

The plaintiff, appellant here, is the surviving spouse and personal representative of Horace W. Copeland, Sr., who apparently died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision occurring at the corner of Tharpe Street and High Road in Tallahassee, Florida. The defendant,…