Legal Opinion

Olds v. Stephenson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 20, 1985No. 83-1976PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OTT, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by a minor and his parents from a final judgment entered upon a jury verdict in a personal injury action arising out of a collision of the minor’s motorcycle and the automobile of the appellees. The jury found the minor to be 80 percent comparatively negligent and assessed the total damages to the appellants at $10,000.00. We reverse and remand for a new trial on damages only.

The appellants have failed to demonstrate any reversible error in the jury’s findings and apportionment of the negligence, or in the trial court’s denial of accident…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Griffis v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  2. Thornburg v. PursellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Hector v. Florida Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reinhart v. Seaboard Coast Line RailroadDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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