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Tripp v. Killam

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 13, 1986
492 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 85-1800.

August 13, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Joseph E. Price, Judge.

K.P. Jones of Jones, Zaifert and Steinberg, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Andrea L. Kessler of Pyszka, Kessler, Massey, Weldon, Catri, Holton Douberley, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


Affirmed. Upon review of the record and the evidence offered at trial we do not believe the trial court erred in submitting to the jury the issue of whether appellant had suffered a "permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability." See s 627.737, Fla. Stat. (1983). The appellant suffered a soft tissue injury in an automobile accident, and while the evidence was generally supportive of his claim of permanency, much of the evidence was ambiguous and uncertain as to what lasting effects, if any, appellant would suffer. Cf. Martin v. Young, 443 So.2d 293 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and STONE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Tripp v. Killam

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 13, 1986
492 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Tripp v. Killam

Case Details

Full title:JAMES TRIPP, APPELLANT, v. GERALD KILLAM, ETC., ET AL., APPELLEES

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Aug 13, 1986

Citations

492 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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