DESMOND K. MORTON, APPELLANT,
v.
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, A CORPORATION, AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEES

Fla. 3d DCA | 1974-07-23
No. 73-1310
Before HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ., and SMITH, SAMUEL, Associate Judge.
297 So. 2d 602 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1974) Negative Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal questions the correctness of the granting of the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict after the plaintiff has presented all of his evidence to the court and jury hearing on the question whether the defendants were liable for the injuries sustained by plaintiff when a five gallon water bottle broke while being handled by plaintiff.

We have carefully considered the points on appeal in the light of the record, briefs and arguments of counsel and have concluded that no reversible error has been demonstrated. The plaintiff’s evidence as a whole with all reasonable inferences from it does not as a matter of law tend to prove the allegations of his complaint. The trial court was correct in granting the motion for directed verdict and in entering final judgment.

Affirmed.

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    …e plaintiff’s injuries. Consequently, the plaintiffs’ failure to prove elements of their cause of action in negligence required the trial court to direct the verdict in favor of the defendant. See e. g.: Morton v. Insurance Company of North America, 297 So. 2d 602, 603 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974); Citizens National Bank of Orlando v. Youngblood, 296 So. 2d 92, 94 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974). The only evidence concerning the actions of defendant, Miller, was presented by her own testimony. Her testimony was not controverted.…
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