Legal Opinion

LoCastro v. Ruane

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 26, 1988No. 87-1904PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Judge.

Appellees, James J. Ruane and James P. Ruane (father and son), sued the appellant, Frank LoCastro, for damages incurred as a result of renovations they made to LoCas-tro’s restaurant building. On appeal, Lo-Castro challenges the jury verdict for $28,-000 for James P. Ruane on the basis that it was improperly predicated upon guesswork and speculation.1

*501LoCastro argues that despite James P. Ruane’s testimony at trial and deposition that he had receipts and cancelled checks to prove all of his expenditures during renovation, the total amount of the documentation introduced into…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Ventilated Awning Co. v. DicksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  2. George Hunt, Inc. v. Dorsey Young Constr., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. Noord v. KatzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Shaffer v. WardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCarthy Bros. Co. v. Tilbury Const., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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