Knabb v. Tompkins

In this case, the trial court directed a verdict on liability against the defendant. This was assigned as error, but we hold that the trial court was not in error in this inasmuch as the driver for appellant admitted in his testimony that he was changing lanes and saw a car coming, and he “pulled back in and my right fender hit his left on the back.” This was sufficient evidence, from which the trial court could determine a violation of the Florida Statutes by the driver of defendant’s truck, without explanation, upon which the order directing the verdict as to liability against the defendant…