Legal Opinion

La Porte v. Associated Independents, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 3, 1964No. 33167PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

163 So.2d 267 (1964)

Phyllis LA PORTE, Petitioner,

v.

ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENTS, INC., a Florida corporation, Respondent.

No. 33167.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 3, 1964.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1964.

Morgan, Carratt & O'Connor, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Gotthardt, Christie & Shepard, Miami, for respondent.

THOMAS, Justice.

An action for damages was brought by the petitioner, then plaintiff, against the defendant, now respondent, based on facts we will presently, briefly relate. The plaintiff, was awarded a verdict of $2000. compensatory damages and $1000. punitive damages. The subsequent…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kirksey v. JerniganSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  2. Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1958
  3. Crane v. LoftinSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Kim Brown v. Muhlenberg TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  2. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. McCarsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Gilliam v. StewartSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  4. Richardson v. Fairbanks North Star BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Food Fair, Inc. v. AndersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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