Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Miami-Dade County v. Herndon

Miami-Dade County v. Herndon
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 31, 2001 · Goderich, Jorgenson, Shevin
776 So. 2d 360; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 834; 2001 WL 76702 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Miami-Dade County v. Herndon

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Miami-Dade County appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a verdict in a personal injury case. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

At no point during this litigation did the plaintiff plead or prove actual or constructive knowledge on the part of the County so as to impose liability on the County for the trip and fall. Because of the utter absence of such evidence, the verdict and judgment cannot stand. See Grier v. Metropolitan Dade County, 660 So.2d 273, 275 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (“In order to establish a prima facie claim for negligence, a plaintiff must show that defendant had either actual or constructive notice of the alleged negligent condition.”). Accordingly, the trial court erred in denying the County’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, and then again erred in denying the County’s Motion for a Directed Verdict.

Reversed and remanded with directions to enter judgment for the County.

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