Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Swirn

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 24, 1972No. O-374PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

The defendants in an action for damages resulting from a rear-end automobile collision have appealed from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, setting aside the jury verdict for the defendant, directing a verdict for the plaintiff on the issue of liability, but granting a new trial on the issue of damages only.

This cause having been orally argued before the Court, the briefs and record on appeal having been read and given full consideration, and the appellants having failed to demonstrate reversible error, the order of the lower court…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pensacola Transit Co. v. DentonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smith v. Telophase Nat. Cremation Soc., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Shank v. FassoulasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  3. Taylor v. GanasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. FairbanksDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Air Florida, Inc. v. HobbsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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