Legal Opinion
Lanza v. Polanin
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 30, 1991No. 75579PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
581 So.2d 130 (1991)
James LANZA, et Ux., Petitioners,
v.
Gary Paul POLANIN, Respondent.
No. 75579.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 30, 1991.
Donald S. Hershman of Hershman & Roth, Boca Raton, for petitioners.
Nancy P. Maxwell and Jennifer S. Carroll of Metzger, Sonneborn & Rutter, P.A., West Palm Beach, for respondent.
McDONALD, Judge.
We review Lanza v. Polanin, 556 So.2d 510, 512-13 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), in which the district court certified the following question to be of great public importance:
IF A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, IS A PASSENGER IN THAT VEHICLE ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Whitten v. Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Auth.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Rishel v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Kilpatrick v. SklarSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
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