Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Taylor-Christensen
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 31, 2012No. 5D09-3888PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
TORPY, J.
We grant the motion for rehearing en banc, recede from the panel opinion, and substitute this opinion in its place.1
The issue we address in this wrongful death lawsuit is whether Robert Christensen (“Appellee”) is vicariously liable for damages arising from an automobile collision caused by his now ex-wife, Mary Gregory Taylor-Christensen (“Ms.Taylor-Christensen”), who was operating a car while under the influence of alcohol when she struck and killed Appellant’s husband. The car that Ms. Taylor-Christensen was driving was titled in both her and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Gendzier v. BieleckiSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Palmer v. RS Evans, Jacksonville, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Aurbach v. GallinaSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Eulette v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and BeaneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Robert L. Christensen v. Mary Jo BowenSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
- Fay v. CraigDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Motes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- Linh Tien Nguyen v. ChinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012