WARD v. BASKIN


94 So.2d 859 (1957)

Elaine Edna WARD, a minor, by her father and next friend, John Edward Ward; and John Edward Ward, individually, Appellants, v. Alva Rufus BASKIN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.

May 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nichols, Gaither, Green, Frates & Beckham, Sam Daniels and J.B. Spence, Miami, for appellants.

William R. Alvin, Miami, for appellee.


THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant, John Edward Ward, individually, who was a plaintiff below, seeks reversal of a judgment entered in favor of appellee, Baskin, who was defendant below, in an action for damages for injuries to appellant's minor daughter.

The sole point is the correctness of the ruling of the trial judge in instructing the jury that the contributory negligence of the mother would be a bar to recovery by the father, individually.

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