SCHWEIKERT v. PALM BEACH SPEEDWAY, INC.


100 So.2d 804 (1958)

Marian K. SCHWEIKERT, Joined by her husband, William F. Schweikert, Appellants, v. PALM BEACH SPEEDWAY, INC., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prebish & DuVal, Miami, for appellants.

Paul T. Douglas, West Palm Beach, and Arthur W. Primm, Miami, for appellees.


ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of defendant entered in a suit filed by plaintiffs to recover for injuries sustained by the plaintiff wife, Mrs. Schweikert, while attending an automobile race at defendant's track.

The seats in the stadium provided by defendant for the use of spectators were bleacher-type, consisting of two 2" x 6" wooden boards of varying lengths, nailed to wooden posts embedded in...

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