Stover v. Stovall

137 So. 249, 103 Fla. 284

• Court: Supreme Court of Florida
• Decided: October 27, 1931
• Status: Published

Opinions

Buford, C.J.

In this ease the writ of error is to a judgment for defendant based on a directed verdict.

It is contended by the plaintiff in error that' the judgment should be reversed because there is substantial evidence‘in the record to show negligence on the part of de fendant in error, who was defendant in the court below in a suit brought to recover damages alleged to have been inflicted on the plaintiff by the negligent operation by the defendant of an automobile on the public highway. It is true that there is some evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant, but the great weight of the evidence is to the effect that defendant was operating the automobile in a careful manner, had the -automobile under full control and was conforming to the rules of the road when the plaintiff, a little girl, ran across the street immediately in front of defendant’s approaching automobile -and was either knocked down by the -automobile or fell and suffered a broken leg. A verdict on the evidence should not have been allowed to stand and, therefore, there was no harmful error in directing a verdict.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Whitfield and Ellis, J.J., concur.

Terrell, J., agrees to conclusion.

Brown and Davis, J.J., dissent.