Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2002

Foster v. Beverly Enterprises-Distribution Services, Inc.

Foster v. Beverly Enterprises-Distribution Services, Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 16, 2002 · Covington, Silberman, Stringer
827 So. 2d 1104; 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 15089; 2002 WL 31306848 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Foster v. Beverly Enterprises-Distribution Services, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

William Foster, as personal representative of the estate of his brother, Donald C. Foster (the decedent), appeals the trial court’s order granting a directed verdict and judgment in favor of the Appellees. We agree with the trial court’s conclusion that Foster did not meet his burden of establishing that negligence on the part of the Appellees was the proximate cause of injury to the decedent. Therefore, the directed verdict was proper. See Gooding v. Univ. Hosp. Bldg., Inc., 445 So.2d 1015, 1018 (Fla. 1984); MacAlpine v. Martin, 205 So.2d 347, 350 (Fla. 2d DCA 1967). As to the other issues raised on appeal, we affirm without comment.

Affirmed.

STRINGER and COVINGTON, JJ., Concur.

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