Legal Opinion

Flowers v. Metropolitan Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 27, 1975No. 74-1122PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The point presented upon this appeal is whether the giving of a designated instruction to the jury constitutes reversible error. The instruction has been approved as to form and content. Potock v. Turek, Fla.*208App.1969, 227 So.2d 724. A party is entitled to an instruction upon an issue raised by the evidence. See Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. Bracewell, Fla.App.1959, 110 So.2d 482, and Parker v. Chew, Fla.App.1973, 280 So.2d 695. Here, an issue of negligence was tried; therefore, the instruction was applicable. The only remaining consideration is whether the instruction constituted…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chambers v. NottebaumDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
  2. Potock v. TurekDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  3. Keyser v. BrunetteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  4. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BracewellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  5. Parker v. ChewDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ryan v. ATLANTIC FERTILIZER & CHEM.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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