COURTNEY v. AMERICAN OIL COMPANY

No. 635.

220 So.2d 675 (1968)

Richard COURTNEY, by His Next Friend Hubert Courtney, and Hubert Courtney, Appellants, v. The AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, a Maryland Corporation, and George E. Doyle, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Fixel, of Glasel, Meyer, Leben & Fixel, Hollywood, for appellants.

C.B. Selwood, Jr., of Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole & Selwood, Fort Lauderdale, for American Oil Co.

George E. Doyle in pro. per.


REED, Judge.

This is a suit by Richard Courtney, a minor child, and by his father, Hubert Courtney, to recover damages for injuries sustained as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendants, The American Oil Company and George E. Doyle. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs' case, the trial court directed a verdict for both defendants, and this appeal followed the entry of a final judgment.

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