Legal Opinion

Abbott v. Dorleans

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 4, 2010No. 4D08-3572PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

Appellants challenge a final judgment awarding damages to Esther Dorleans and her daughter and husband totaling $1,442,636 for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. In their brief appellants claim that they owed no legal duty to the appellees, that the evidence did not support the jury’s finding of negligence, and that the evidence did not support the amount of damages awarded to the appel-lees. They make some further arguments regarding evidentiary issues. We conclude that all of the issues are without merit, as they were either not preserved or because competent substantial evidence…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fabre v. MarinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Goldberg v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
  3. Weinstein Design Group, Inc. v. FielderDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. LORANGER EX REL. LORANGER v. State, Dept. of Transp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. Becker v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Whitney v. MilienDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  2. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. GrossmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. Reffaie v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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