Case Name: Leroy LANE, Appellant, v. C. WARD MOTORS, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1973-02-26
Citations: 273 So. 2d 424
Docket Number: No. 72-352
Parties: Leroy LANE, Appellant, v. C. WARD MOTORS, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Judges: REED, C. J., and CROSS and MAGER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 273
Pages: 424–425

Head Matter:
Leroy LANE, Appellant, v. C. WARD MOTORS, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
No. 72-352.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 26, 1973.
Peter S. Penrose, of Burdick & Daves, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Hubert R. Lindsey, of Farish & Farish, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On the basis of our review of the briefs, record on appeal and oral argument we are of the opinion that insofar as the award of punitive damages is concerned a genuine issue of material fact exists with respect to whether defendant's alleged trespass upon plaintiff's property was wilful, and "with oppression, force and malice". Humphrys v. Jarrell, Fla.App.1958, 104 So.2d 404; Nance v. Ball, Fla.App.1961, 134 So.2d 35; Firestone v. Time, Inc., Fla.App.1970, 231 So.2d 862.
Accordingly, the order granting partial summary judgment and the final judgment of dismissal and transfer are reversed and the cause remanded to the trial court for further proceedings not inconsistent herewith.
Reversed and remanded.
REED, C. J., and CROSS and MAGER, JJ., concur.