Legal Opinion

Tellechea v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 13, 1988No. 88-557PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

The defendant Coca Cola’s truck driver, who was .'stopped at an intersection, signaled to a car in which the plaintiff was a passenger to make a left turn in front of him. The car did so and was thereupon struck by another auto traveling in the lane to the right of the Coca Cola truck. While the facts closely resemble those in Kerfoot v. Waychoff, 501 So.2d 588 (Fla.1987), in which a directed verdict for the signaling driver was affirmed, we nevertheless reverse the summary judgment entered below for Coca Cola on that authority.

In our view, the defendant has failed…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Massingale v. SibleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. Kerfoot v. WaychoffSupreme Court of Florida · 1987

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Roos v. MorrisonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. WED Transportation Systems, Inc. v. BeauchampDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Priester v. RatlieffDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. WED Transportation Systems, Inc. v. BeauchampDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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