Legal Opinion

Clark ex rel. Clark v. Van De Walle

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 21, 1976No. 75-1503PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

In this negligence case, the trial court granted a summary judgment for appellees/defendants. We reverse.

A summary judgment should be cautiously granted in negligence cases and the burden is on the moving party to conclusively demonstrate that there are no genuine issues of material fact. Holt v. Talcott, Fla.1966, 191 So.2d 40. All reasonable inferences must be resolved against the movant. Booth v. Mary Carter Paint Co., Fla.App.2d 1966, 182 So.2d 292. Upon review of the record, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to appellants, we find that appellees failed to prove the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Holl v. TalcottSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
  2. Booth v. Mary Carter Paint CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dettloff v. Abraham Chevrolet, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Gulf Power Co. v. Cox Cable Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Burland v. Hasam RealtyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

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