CITY OF MIAMI v. FLETCHER

No. 64-162.

167 So.2d 638 (1964)

CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Marie McMahon FLETCHER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 15, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Meltzer and Murray Goldman, Miami, for appellant.

Hawkesworth & Kay, Miami, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and HORTON and TILLMAN PEARSON, JJ.


TILLMAN PEARSON, Judge.

The defendant, City of Miami, appeals a final judgment based on a jury verdict in an action in which the plaintiff alleged that the driver of a City of Miami rubbish truck negligently drove his truck into the rear of plaintiff's stopped automobile. Three points are presented for reversal. One, that the court failed to grant appellant's requested charge on the defense of sudden brake failure; two,...

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