BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ET AL., ACTING AS DADE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONERS,

v.

PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1542, ETC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• Hancock v. Dep't OF Corr., 585 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)
  …a duty to use ordinary care and diligence to keep the workplace safe, taking into consideration the exigency of the circumstances and the character of work to be done. Richards Co., Inc. v. Harrison, 262 So. 2d 258, 261 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 268 So. 2d 165 (Fla.1972); Hicks v. Kemp, 79 So. 2d at 700. As the owner and operator of the premises with knowledge of the condition of the broken handrail, the Department also owed a duty to persons such as Hancock to protect them from reasonably foreseeable ri…
• Bill Branch Chevrolet, Inc. v. Burkert, 521 So. 2d 153 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988)
  …(Fla.1976). As an appellate court, we cannot substitute our view of the evidence for that of the jury even if we were disposed to disagree with the jury’s view thereof. Richards Company v. Harrison, 262 So. 2d 258 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972), cert. denied, 268 So. 2d 165 (Fla.1972). Although we believe the amount of punitive damages awarded here may be considered large, we find that reasonable men could differ, see Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla.1980), as to whether the amount is so large that it shou…
• Callihan v. Turtle Kraals, Ltd., 523 So. 2d 800 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988)
  …for repair costs, diminution in value, and uncompleted amenities, was consistent with the evidence. The amount of damages to be awarded rests within the jury’s sound discretion, Richards Co. v. Harrison, 262 So. 2d 258 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 268 So. 2d 165 (Fla.1972), and this discretion is considerable where the damages are unliquidated and are not subject to measurement by a particular standard. Odoms v. Travelers Ins. Co., 339 So. 2d 196 (Fla.1976). The evidence here must be viewed in a light most…

Authorities Cited

• Chester v. Baldwin Ins. Agency, Inc., 261 So. 2d 534 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972)
• Bd. OF Cnty. Comm'rs OF Dade Cnty. v. Port Auth. Emps., 261 So. 2d 534 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972)