Case ID: so2d_347/html/0638-02.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Charlotte V. SHIREY, Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, a corporation, and Walt Disney World Company, a corporation, Appellees.
    No. 76-1015.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    May 20, 1977.
    John B. Cechman, Goldberg, Rubinstein & Buckley, Fort Myers, for appellant.
    John O’Donnell and John H. Ward of Helliwell, Melrose & DeWolf, Orlando, for appellees.
   DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a Final Judgment granting judgment n. o. v. We have carefully reviewed the evidence presented to the jury and have determined as a matter of law there was sufficient evidence for the jury to have legally found for the Plaintiff, as it did. While we may agree the jury should have found for the Defendant we find the jury could have found for the Plaintiff and therefore reverse the Judgment of the trial court and remand for reinstatement of the jury verdict and judgment thereon. Heyman v. Weinstein, 333 So.2d 548 (Fla.3d DCA 1976).

CROSS, J., concurs.

ALDERMAN, J., dissents, with opinion.

ALDERMAN, Judge,

dissenting.

The trial judge in granting defendants’ motion for judgment n. o. v. concluded that the plaintiff had failed to adduce competent substantial evidence to support the allegations of her complaint. He stated that there was no evidence whatever adduced that could in law support a verdict for the plaintiff. I agree and would affirm.