Duncan v. Laney
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
LILES, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellees arising from an automobile accident. Following the ■ jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, defendant appeals and has assigned as error the trial judge’s failure to give two requested instructions.
Defendant-appellant is correct in urging that where there is competent substantial evidence to support a charge, a party has a right to submit his theory of the case to the jury. Pemberton v. Keel, Fla.App.1967, 195 So.2d 632; Smith v. Lassing, Fla.App.1966, 189 So.2d 244. The question here is whether there…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Garrison v. Hertz CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Smith v. LassingDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Pemberton v. KeelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
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