Legal Opinion

Brown v. Sisto

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 23, 1988No. 87-1567PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Judge.

The appellant, Larry Hal Brown, was the defendant in a negligence action arising from an auto-pedestrian collision severely injuring one Joseph Mudrey.1 The trial jury found Brown and Mudrey equally negligent, resulting in a judgment for Mary Louise Sisto, as the conservator of the property of Mudrey, as conservatee (hereinafter Mudrey), in the amount of $2,400,-000. Brown raises various points on appeal,2 none of which do we find meritorious except the third: Whether the trial court erred by excluding Mudrey’s jail records “showing frequent and prolonged periods of incarceration…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. GaneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
  2. Maicke v. RDH, INC.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1984
  3. Gardella v. StoneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Ritzer v. Jefferson Stores, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Howard v. RischDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. Miami Nat. Bank v. NunezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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