Legal Opinion

Travis v. Blackmon

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 20, 1963No. E-49PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLS, Judge.

The Travises, plaintiffs in the trial court,, appealed from an adverse summary final' judgment in an action for injuries sustained' by Reather Marie Travis while a passenger in an automobile driven by Irene Marie-Blackmon in a funeral procession.

Appellants contend that the-proofs adduced removed them from the operation of the guest statute, F.S.A. § 320.-59, so the trial court erred in granting the summary final judgment. We find that the trial court did not err in concluding as a matter of law that the nature of the services performed by plaintiff (gratuitously reading at a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cormier v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
  2. Sullivan v. StockDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957

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