Rodriguez v. Gonzalez

KANNER, Acting Chief Judge.

A jury verdict for defendant-appellant, Edward Rodriguez, resulted from an action brought under what is commonly known as the “Guest Statute,” section 320.59, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., for bodily injuries to plaintiff-appellee, Maria Gonzalez, the passenger. Upon motion of plaintiff, the court below entered an order granting a new trial; this appeal is the product of that order. In the motion for new trial, error was asserted by the plaintiff with respect to the instruction given by the trial court at the request of the defendant in defining gross negligence as…