Legal Opinion
Francois v. Harris
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 30, 1979No. 78-779PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, Judge.
Immediately after the plaintiff had testified as the first witness on his own behalf, the trial judge dismissed his personal injury action with prejudice on the ground that the case involved a scheme to perpetrate a fraud on the defendants’ insurance company and on the court. We reverse.
The plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident, for which the defendants admitted liability, on Friday, July 30, 1976. According to his testimony at the abbreviated trial on damages only, he felt pain in his knee and back immediately after the accident. Although he told the investigating…
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- Horjales v. LoebDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Dancy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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