Legal Opinion

Fought v. Mullen

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 4, 1992No. 92-12PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOSHORN, Chief Judge.

Barbara and Jerry Fought appeal from the final summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of Gary Mullen pursu*727ant to an exception to the dangerous instrumentality doctrine. We affirm.

The material facts in this case are undisputed. Barbara Fought worked for Orange County Auto Auction, Inc. (the Auction), a company that auctions automobiles exclusively for dealers to buy and sell. Barbara worked as a lane leader, a person who organizes and directs the movement of the registered cars in the lane to run through the auction block in the proper order. During her…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Castillo v. BickleySupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Michalek v. ShumateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Fahey v. RafteryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dooley v. HarrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Youngblood v. Estate of VillanuevaSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Ratliff v. United Parcel Service, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2016

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