Legal Opinion
O'Conor v. Department of Transportation of the State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 14, 1978No. 77-1323PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEARSON, Judge.
Following a jury verdict for the injured plaintiff, awarding him $100,000, the trial judge entered an order granting the motion of the defendant Department of Transportation for a directed verdict.1 From the final judgment entered thereon, the injured plaintiff and his wife bring this appeal.
On July 11, 1974, shortly after 1:00 a. m., plaintiff Frank O’Conor was proceeding home from work on his motorcycle. He was proceeding eastward on the east-west portion of the Palmetto Expressway and had crossed the overpass of N.W. 42nd Avenue. At that time and place, a Department of…
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