Legal Opinion
Collins Ex Rel. Estate of Knowlton v. Marriott International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 2014No. 12-15739PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Although there were no witnesses, David Knowlton, a property owner at the Abaco Club, apparently fell to his death from a rocky cliff adjacent to the defendants’ Abaco Club property on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas. R. Travis Collins brought this action alleging that the defendants breached their duty to exercise reasonable care to protect the safety of Knowlton as an invitee while on defendants’ property. Following a trial in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a jury found defendants one percent negligent and Knowlton ninety-nine percent…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Burger King Corp. v. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Dontray Chaney v. City of Orlando, FLCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Goldberg v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Donald E. Lucas v. American Manufacturing Co., a Corporation, American Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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