Metropolitan Dade County v. Sperling

Metropolitan Dade County appeals from a final judgment entered on a jury verdict holding the County liable to Abraham Sper-ling for damages of $100,000. We affirm.

Eighty-year-old Abraham Sperling fell while riding in a Metro-Dade County bus. Treatment for the injuries he incurred cost over $40,000. Sperling sued Dade County for negligence, claiming that the bus driver proceeded from the bus stop before Sper-ling had an opportunity to sit down. The trial court initially set the case for jury trial during the two-week period beginning June 25, 1990. The uniform order setting the cause for trial…