Case Name: Eligha McGRIFF, Appellant, v. ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF FLORIDA, INC., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1972-02-29
Citations: 258 So. 2d 468
Docket Number: No. 71-610
Parties: Eligha McGRIFF, Appellant, v. ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF FLORIDA, INC., et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before SWANN, C. J., and PEARSON and CHARLES CARROLL, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 258
Pages: 468–468

Head Matter:
Eligha McGRIFF, Appellant, v. ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF FLORIDA, INC., et al., Appellees.
No. 71-610.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 29, 1972.
James A. Davis and Joan A. Berk, for appellant.
Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole & Selwood and Steven R. Berger, Miami, for appellees.
Before SWANN, C. J., and PEARSON and CHARLES CARROLL, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a final judgment entered by the trial court after the defendant had moved for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence; the motion had been reserved by the court, and the jury had reported its verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
The question to be determined is whether a directed verdict was justified because the evidence considered as an entirety failed to prove the plaintiff's case. Bruner v. Hart, Fla.1910, 59 Fla. 171, 51 So. 593 (1910); Jackson v. Harrell, Fla.App. 1965, 171 So.2d 633. Our review of the evidence indicates that the trial court correctly determined that the plaintiff failed to prove a breach of duty owed him by the defendant, one of the essential elements of negligence. See Abrams v. Nolan Brown Cadillac Co., Fla.App.1969, 228 So.2d 131.
Affirmed.