Legal Opinion

Duncan v. Laney

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 4, 1967No. 67-7PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. Garrison v. Hertz CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  2. Smith v. LassingDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  3. Pemberton v. KeelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Llompart v. LavecchiaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. Suarez v. WitteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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