City of Miami v. Roby

BARKDULL, Judge.

The appellee Roby was involved in a rear-end collision with a car driven by a City of Miami employee in 1982. In 1985 Roby sued and sought damages for an alleged permanent back injury which resulted in the loss of his job. The central issues at trial were whether Roby did suffer a disc injury to the back from the 1982 accident, or whether his injury was the result of prior accidents. The City’s evidence reflected that the disc injury was not connected to the 1982 accident, but instead was linked to a 1972 auto accident. The City attempted to impeach Roby with his 1972…