Case Name: Ivey J. JUSTICE and Kathleen C. Justice, Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1970-04-16
Citations: 234 So. 2d 134
Docket Number: No. M-232
Parties: Ivey J. JUSTICE and Kathleen C. Justice, Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: JOHNSON, C. J., and RAWLS and SPECTOR, J J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 234
Pages: 134–135

Head Matter:
Ivey J. JUSTICE and Kathleen C. Justice, Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, Appellee.
No. M-232.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 16, 1970.
James E. Moore, Jr. of Moore & Crump, Niceville, for appellants.
Walter J. Smith of Smith, Tolton, Wolff & Rooney, Fort Walton Beach, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Plaintiffs instituted this suit against the City of Fort Walton Beach alleging liability for damages incurred by them upon the theory that the City was negligent in the planning, installation and maintenance of drainage facilities which was the proximate cause of the flooding of their home. Plaintiffs now appeal from a directed verdict entered by the trial judge in favor of defendant, City, at the conclusion of the trial of the cause.
The primary question posed by this appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence adduced by plaintiffs that required submission of same to the jury. A review of the evidence presented in this cause reflects that plaintiffs failed to adduce that quantum of proof requisite for submission of the cause to the jury, and in view of this conclusion, we pretermit any discussion as to whether the City would be liable for negligent planning, installation and maintenance of its drainage facilities.
The judgment appealed is affirmed.
JOHNSON, C. J., and RAWLS and SPECTOR, J J., concur.