Legal Opinion
Schonfield v. City of Coral Gables
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 20, 1965No. 64-825PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWANN, Judge.
This is an appeal, by the plaintiff, from a summary final judgment for the City of Coral Gables, the defendant below.
The plaintiff sued the City of Coral Gables for negligently allowing a hole to develop and remain in a street within the municipal limits, resulting in personal injuries to the plaintiff when he fell into the hole.
The answer of the City set forth that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence and that the responsibility for the maintenance of the street (Maynada) was that of Metropolitan Dade County, and therefore the City was not liable.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Seizure of 7 Barrels of WineSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- State Ex Rel. Riverside Bank v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- City of Miami v. Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Melville v. Miami ShoresDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
- Trustees of Tufts College v. Triple R. Ranch, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. HillDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Nechtman v. SakerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Rajchl v. City of MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Metropolitan Dade County v. City of Opa LockaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984