DO & CO Miami Catering, Inc. v. Chapman

DO & CO Miami Catering, Inc., appeals a final judgment in Craig Chapman’s negligence action. We affirm.

Chapman suffered a herniated disc when a DO & CO truck, driven by an employee, struck his car. DO & CO asserted that the injury was a degenerative condition, and that Chapman’s failure to wear a seat-belt contributed to the injury. Chapman testified that he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident; he didn’t understand why the hospital records expressed the contrary.

At trial, Chapman moved for a directed verdict on the seat belt defense. He asserted that DO & CO had not introduced…