Case Name: SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. John HEALY, Appellee/Cross Appellant; SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Apellant, v. John HEALY, AppelleeSOUTHLAND CORP. v. HEALY
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-07-06
Citations: 527 So. 2d 956
Docket Number: Nos. 87-0637 to 87-0639
Parties: SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. John HEALY, Appellee/Cross Appellant. SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Appellant, v. John HEALY, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 527
Pages: 956–956

Head Matter:
SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. John HEALY, Appellee/Cross Appellant. SOUTHLAND CORPORATION, Appellant, v. John HEALY, Appellee.
Nos. 87-0637 to 87-0639.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 6, 1988.
Patrick B. Flanagan of McAliley, Flanagan, Maniotis & Brooks, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Southland Corp.
Larry Klein of Klein & Beranek, P.A., and Lewis, Vegosen, Rosenbach & Fitzgerald, P.A., West Palm Beach, for John Healy-
David I. Weiss of Herzfeld and Rubin, Miami, for Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm in part and reverse in part. We agree with appellant that the trial court erred in removing from the jury's consideration the issue pertaining to the injured claimant's use of a seat belt. The record reflects competent evidence of the existence of a functioning seat belt and conflicting evidence of its use at the time of the accident in question. Notwithstanding our holding on the seat belt issue we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in granting a new trial and affirm that order.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.
ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.