Legal Opinion
Rippy v. Shepard
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 19, 2012No. SC09-1677PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, J.
James Earl Rippy seeks review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Rippy v. Shepard, 15 So.3d 921 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009), which held that a farm tractor is not a dangerous instrumentality as a matter of law. In so holding, *306the district court rejected Rippy’s contentions that, because a farm tractor is a motor vehicle and because it is of such size and character as to be peculiarly dangerous in its operation, a farm tractor is a dangerous instrumentality. The First District’s opinion conflicts with our precedent set forth in Meister v. Fisher, 462 So.2d 1071, 1072 (Fla.1984),…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- D'ANGELO v. FitzmauriceSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Albritton v. ScottSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Anderson v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1917
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