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Clark ex rel. Clark v. Van De Walle

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 21, 1976
332 So. 2d 360 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 75-1503.

May 21, 1976.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Sarasota County, Gilbert A. Smith, J.

Russell A. Meade and Irving Brand, of Bernstein, Sherr, Hodges, Lancer Brand, Sarasota, for appellants.

Daniel A. Carlton of Dart, Dickinson, O'Riorden, Gibbons Quale, Sarasota, for appellees.


In this negligence case, the trial court granted a summary judgment for appellees/defendants. We reverse.

A summary judgment should be cautiously granted in negligence cases and the burden is on the moving party to conclusively demonstrate that there are no genuine issues of material fact. Holl v. Talcott, Fla. 1966, 191 So.2d 40. All reasonable inferences must be resolved against the movant. Booth v. Mary Carter Paint Co., Fla.App.2d 1966, 182 So.2d 292. Upon review of the record, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to appellants, we find that appellees failed to prove the absence of genuine issues as to any material fact Accordingly, the judgment for appellees is reversed and this cause is remanded for further proceedings.

McNULTY, C.J., and GRIMES and SCHEB, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Clark ex rel. Clark v. Van De Walle

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 21, 1976
332 So. 2d 360 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Clark ex rel. Clark v. Van De Walle

Case Details

Full title:SANDRA MARGARET CLARK, AN INFANT, BY HER PARENTS, DONALD E. CLARK AND…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 21, 1976

Citations

332 So. 2d 360 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

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