Legal Opinion
Robert L. Christensen v. Mary Jo Bowen
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 10, 2014No. SC12-2078PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Bowen v. Taylor-Christensen, 98 So.3d 136 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). In its decision, the district court ruled upon the following question, which it certified to be of great public importance:
MAY A PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY DIRECTS THAT TITLE BE ISSUED IN HIS NAME AS CO-OWNER, BY COMPLETING A SWORN APPLICATION FOR TITLE IN CON JUNCTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE, AVOID LIABILITY UNDER THE DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITY DOCTRINE BY CLAIMING THAT HE NEVER INTENDED TO BE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Barmore v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1904
- Palmer v. RS Evans, Jacksonville, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Aurbach v. GallinaSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Kraemer v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Leon Kopel v. Bernardo KopelSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
- Suzanne Harvey, etc. v. Geico General Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2018
- Magner v. BrinkmanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
- Howard Browning v. Lynn Anne PoirierSupreme Court of Florida · 2015
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