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Silvers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

760 So. 2d 232, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 5791, 2000 WL 628331
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMay 17, 2000
DocketNo. 4D99-2920
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Silvers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 760 So. 2d 232, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 5791, 2000 WL 628331 (Fla. Ct. App. 2000).

Opinion

FARMER, J.

Appellant’s complaint joining successive tortfeasors in a single action and alleging that she was unable to apportion her injuries between them stated a cause of action and was not defective for “improper join-der.” See Lawrence v. Hethcox, 283 So.2d 41 (Fla.1973) (holding that separate trials for successive tortfeasors causing unappor-tionable damages would “enhance the difficulties of proof and tend to obstruct, rather than to promote, justice” and that it is an abuse of discretion not to permit join-der of successive tortfeasors where apportionment of damages is alleged to be impossible).

REVERSED.

DELL and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

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