Case Name: SANTOS v. ZENZ, f/u/b/o FLORIDA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE CO.
Court: Florida Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-09-06
Citations: 36 Fla. Supp. 2d 40
Docket Number: Case No. 89-037-AP
Parties: SANTOS v ZENZ, f/u/b/o FLORIDA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: Florida Supplement Second
Volume: 36
Pages: 40–41

Head Matter:
SANTOS v ZENZ, f/u/b/o FLORIDA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE CO.
Case No. 89-037-AP
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County
September 6, 1989
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Charles G. White, for appellant.
W. Craig Eakin, for appellee.
Before NADLER, ESQUIROZ, BLOOM, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM.
We affirm on the authority of Thomas v Atlantic Associates, Inc., 226 SO.2d 100 (Fla. 1969). In Thomas, the Supreme Court of Florida ruled tht the issue of whether a daughter was guilty of "a species of conversion or theft" in taking the car keys and driving the car to the grocery store, as well as the issue of whether the father was negligent in leaving the keys on the dresser, arising under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine, were issues of fact to be resolved by the jury, thus precluding the entry of summary judgment. Following a non-jury trial, the Court below, sitting as the trier of fact, resolved similar issues in Appellee's favor. The Court's findings and judgment are supported by competent, substantial evidence, and we are not prepared to disturb them. Marrone v Miami National Bank, 507 So.2d 652 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Randy International Ltd. v American Excess Corp., 501 So.2d 667 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).
AFFIRMED.