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Graff v. Belak

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 5, 1969
217 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

Opinion

No. K-251.

January 7, 1969. Rehearing Denied February 5, 1969.

Appeal from Court of Record, Escambia County; M.C. Blanchard, Judge.

Beggs, Lane, Daniel, Gaines Davis, Pensacola, for appellants.

Johnson Johnson, Milton and Harrell, Caro, Middlebrooks Wiltshire, Pensacola, for appellees.


Defendants seek review of a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiffs in an action arising from an automobile collision.

The only substantial question raised by appellants in support of reversal of the judgment is whether the evidence given by the psychiatrist who testified as an expert witness was legally sufficient to support the jury's finding that the plaintiff's mental injury was causally related to the accident.

Our review of the record, briefs, and consideration of the oral arguments of counsel lead us to the conclusion that the verdict and judgment thereon was supported by competent and substantial evidence; and the same should therefore stand undisturbed. See the text of the court's opinion under headnotes 6 and 7 in Raydel, Ltd. v. Medcalfe, 162 So.2d 910 (Fla.App.3d 1964), decision quashed on other grounds, Fla., 178 So.2d 569.

Affirmed.

RAWLS, Acting C.J., and JOHNSON, J., concur.


Summaries of

Graff v. Belak

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 5, 1969
217 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)
Case details for

Graff v. Belak

Case Details

Full title:JACK SHERWIN GRAFF AND KALE AUTO LEASING COMPANY, INC., A NEW JERSEY…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Feb 5, 1969

Citations

217 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)