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Machado v. Jordan Marsh, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 20, 1984
448 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

Opinion

No. 82-2468.

March 20, 1984.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Moie J.L. Tendrich, Judge.

Richard A. Sherman, Miami, Robert J. Galamaga, South Miami, for appellants.

Daniels Hicks and Elizabeth K. Clarke, Miami, Richard E. Hardwick, Coral Gables, for appellees.

Before HENDRY, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


Plaintiffs appeal a summary final judgment entered in favor of the defendants in a negligence action for damages sustained by plaintiff as a result of a fall which occurred in the store of the defendant, Jordan Marsh, Inc.

Our review of the record convinces us that there are genuine issues of material fact presented which preclude the entry of a summary judgment. Phillips v. Hartford Casualty Ins. Co., 373 So.2d 415 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979); Byrnes v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 272 So.2d 218 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973); Holl v. Talcott, 191 So.2d 40 (Fla. 1966).

Reversed.


While I concede that there is ample evidence that the defendant's floor was slippery, the defendant has conclusively shown the absence of any evidence that the slippery floor caused the plaintiff's fall. Therefore, I would affirm the summary judgment for the defendant.


Summaries of

Machado v. Jordan Marsh, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 20, 1984
448 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)
Case details for

Machado v. Jordan Marsh, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ANN P. MACHADO AND JOSEPH A. MACHADO, JR., APPELLANTS, v. JORDAN MARSH…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Mar 20, 1984

Citations

448 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)