Molinari v. Florida Key Electronic Cooperative Ass'n

This appeal is brought by the plaintiff from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a negligence action.

*323On June 5, 1985, around midnight, sixteen-year-old Marie Molinari climbed over a twelve-foot fence surrounding a Florida Keys Electric substation, where she then climbed a forty-foot tower supporting power lines. There is evidence that the emotionally troubled young woman intended to commit suicide. After standing near the top of the tower for nearly an hour, Marie began to scream for help. Rescue personnel who responded to her cries were told to stay away because she, allegedly, had…