Legal Opinion
Gmerek v. Rachlin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 9, 1980No. 79-2351PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The trial court held, as a matter of law, that the owner of an automobile parked in a high crime area with the keys in the ignition is not liable to third persons injured in an accident involving said vehicle, which occurred some five-and-one-half months after the vehicle was stolen. We affirm.
Even if it was negligent to leave the keys in the ignition, under the principles announced in Vining v. Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., 354 So.2d 54 (Fla.1978); Section 316.097, Florida Statutes (1975) we hold that the responsibility for such negligence must terminate at some time in the future and, at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vining v. Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Cone v. Inter County Telephone Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Liberto v. HolfeldtCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Rexford G. Casey v. Corson and Gruman Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Childers v. FranklinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
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