Case Name: William C. HARTLEY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1974-07-26
Citations: 299 So. 2d 108
Docket Number: No. 73-734
Parties: William C. HARTLEY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Judges: OWEN, C. J., and WALDEN and CROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 299
Pages: 108–109

Head Matter:
William C. HARTLEY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Appellee.
No. 73-734.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 26, 1974.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 12, 1974.
H. T. Maloney, Patterson, Maloney & Shankweiler, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Kenneth L. Ryskamp, Bolles, Goodwin, Ryskamp & Welcher, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We have reviewed the record and the appellate presentation. We are satisfied that the principles contained in Hoffman v. Jones, 280 So.2d 431 (Fla.1973), are not applicable here for the reason that the matter of comparative negligence was not appropriately and properly raised during some stage of the litigation and neither was it properly and appropriately made a question of appellate review. Hoffman, v. Jones, supra. Next, we are satisfied that a correct assessment of the evidence adduced supports the trial court decision that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Thus, the decision to grant a directed verdict for the defendant is affirmed. Loftin v. McGregor, 152 Fla. 813, 14 So.2d 574 (1943); Lindsey v. Seaboard Coastline RR. Co., 248 So.2d 518 (Fla.App.1st 1971); Knott v. Seaboard Air Line RR. Co., 151 So.2d 11 (Fla.App.3d 1963).
Affirmed.
OWEN, C. J., and WALDEN and CROSS, JJ., concur.