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Lampman v. City of North Miami

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 23, 1968
209 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

Opinion

No. 67-557.

April 23, 1968.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Francis X. Knuck, J.

Ralph M. Jones, Miami, for appellant.

Stephens, Demos Magill, Dean, Adams, George Wood, Miami, for appellees.

Before CHARLES CARROLL, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


Plaintiff below appeals an order granting summary final judgment in favor of the defendants. We find this case to be closely analogous to the case of Visingardi v. Tirone, Fla. 1966, 193 So.2d 601. It is the burden of a party moving for summary judgment to show conclusively that no material issues remain for trial. Plaintiff must, of course, prove the elements of her cause of action, but she need not do so until trial. To require her to prove her case in order to successfully oppose a motion for summary judgment imposes a burden upon plaintiff that is neither contemplated nor justified under the cases and rules of procedure. Therefore, the order appealed must be reversed.

Reversed.


Summaries of

Lampman v. City of North Miami

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 23, 1968
209 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)
Case details for

Lampman v. City of North Miami

Case Details

Full title:RUBY LAMPMAN, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF NORTH MIAMI, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 23, 1968

Citations

209 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)