Legal Opinion
Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. v. Partington
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 4, 1998No. 96-1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff and an employee of Metallic Engineering were involved in a collision on 1-95. The employee, who was intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit, hit a light post and careened across three lanes of traffic, broadsiding Plaintiffs vehicle and pushing it across the median and into the lanes of oncoming traffic.
We find no error in the trial court’s directing a verdict for Plaintiff on the charge that the plaintiff-driver was comparatively negligent in not anticipating the events so as to avoid the collision. Capitano v. CSX Transp., Inc., 698 So.2d 652 (Fla. 2d DCA…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Capital Bank v. MVB, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Bankers Multiple Line Ins. Co. v. FarishSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Schropp v. Crown Eurocars, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Alexander v. Alterman Transport Lines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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