Case Name: Anthony DAVIS, a minor, by and through his next friend and father, Gordon Davis and Gordon Davis, individually, Appellants, v. Moneda Key HOLMAN and H. R. Holman, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1970-06-16
Citations: 237 So. 2d 286
Docket Number: No. 69-1070
Parties: Anthony DAVIS, a minor, by and through his next friend and father, Gordon Davis and Gordon Davis, individually, Appellants, v. Moneda Key HOLMAN and H. R. Holman, Appellees.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and SWANN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 237
Pages: 286–286

Head Matter:
Anthony DAVIS, a minor, by and through his next friend and father, Gordon Davis and Gordon Davis, individually, Appellants, v. Moneda Key HOLMAN and H. R. Holman, Appellees.
No. 69-1070.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 16, 1970.
Leonard L. Levenstein, Miami, for appellants.
Dean, Adams, George & Wood, Miami, for appellees.
Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and SWANN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant sued in the circuit court for damages resulting from injuries to his eight year old son who was struck by an automobile owned by appellee-husband and operated by appellee-wife.
The trial judge, at the close of plaintiff's case, directed the jury to enter a verdict in favor of the defendants. Appellants seek reversal of the final judgment entered pursuant to the directed verdict.
We have carefully reviewed the record and considered the briefs of counsel and have concluded that the trial judge was correct in directing a verdict for the defendants inasmuch as there was no evidence presented that would support the charges of negligence made against the defendant-driver. Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to plaintiffs shows, as a matter of law, that the appellee-driver was not negligent and that the negligence of the minor plaintiff was the proximate cause of his injuries. Midstate Hauling Co. v. Fowler, Fla.1965, 176 So.2d 87; Nabelski v. Turner, Fla.App.1965, 173 So.2d 729; and Baro v. Wilson, Fla.App.1961, 134 So.2d 843. Accordingly the judgment appealed is affirmed.
Affirmed.