Roy Otero v. The American Automobile Association (Incorporated) and Auto Club Group, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 6, 2024·No. 2023-0308·Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed March 6, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D23-0308 Lower Tribunal No. 22-950 ________________

Roy Otero, et al., Appellants,

vs.

The American Automobile Association (Incorporated) and Auto Club Group, Inc., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William Thomas, Judge.

Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A., Joshua L. Wintle, and David Sampedro, for appellants.

Milber, Makris, Plousadis & Seiden, LLP, Crystal L. Arocha, and Michael J. Lynott, for appellees.

Before LOGUE, C.J., and FERNANDEZ and LINDSEY, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See McCain v. Fla. Power Corp., 593 So. 2d 500, 503 (Fla.

1992) (“[D]uty exists as a matter of law and is not a factual question for the

jury to decide.”); Jenkins v. W.L. Roberts, Inc., 851 So. 2d 781, 783 (Fla. 1st

DCA 2003) (“The duty element of negligence is a threshold legal question; if

no legal duty exists, then no action for negligence may lie.”).

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Related

McCain v. Florida Power Corporation
593 So. 2d 500 (Supreme Court of Florida, 1992)
Jenkins v. WL Roberts, Inc.
851 So. 2d 781 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2003)