Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Caragol v. Florida Department of Transportation

Caragol v. Florida Department of Transportation
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 8, 1984 · Baskin, Jorgenson, Pearson
450 So. 2d 296; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12966 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Caragol v. Florida Department of Transportation

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the judgment under review upon a holding that the jury’s verdict expressly finding the defendant-appellee not negligent rendered harmless the error, if any, in the court’s instructions pertaining to the comparative negligence of the plaintiff. Swindell v. Hellkamp, 242 So.2d 708 (Fla. 1970); McArthur v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, 306 So.2d 575 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975). Accord, Zerwal v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 332 So.2d 645 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976).

Affirmed.

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