Legal Opinion
Brown v. Palmer
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 2, 1970No. M-369PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, DONALD K., Acting Chief Judge.
In accordance with Rule 4.6, Florida Appellate Rules, 32 F.S.A., the Honorable Guyte P. McCord, Jr., one of the judges of the Circuit Court for Leon County, Second Judicial Circuit of Florida, has certified to this court for instruction the question of law set forth below.
In his certificate to this court the said judge states that during the trial of this civil action for assault and battery, seeking both compensatory and punitive damages, he gave the following charge, on the authority of Miami Transit Co. v. Yellen, 156 Fla. 351, 22 So.2d 787 (1945):
“I…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seaver Ex Rel. Seaver v. StrattonSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Pandula v. FonsecaSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Mitchell v. GambillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Albert v. Miami Transit CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Vanvaks v. ChantlySupreme Court of Florida · 1933
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Niemi v. Mebane Oil Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Brown v. PalmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1971