Legal Opinion

Leah Vitrano, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nicholas Vitrano v. Florida Power & Light Company

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 25, 2015No. 4D13-2370PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion To Certify Question Of GReat Public Importance And Request For Written Opinion

WARNER, J.

We deny appellant’s motion to certify question of great public importance, withdraw our summary affirmance,,and substitute the following opinion in its place.

Appellant challenges an -adverse jury verdict finding Florida Power & Light (“FPL”) not negligent for the electrocution death of appellant’s husband while he was trimming a tree. The dispositive issue for this court is whether the trial court erred in refusing to give a negligence per se jury instruction for violations of the National…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. DeJesus v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Barton Protective Services, Inc. v. FaberDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Chevron USA, Inc. v. ForbesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Reliance Elec. Co., Haughton Elevator Div. v. HumphreyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. GOLDEN SHORELINE LTD. PTNRSHP. v. McGowanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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