ALLIED BUSINESS ASSOCIATION v. SALING

No. 2313.

227 So.2d 712 (1969)

ALLIED BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellant, v. Albert W. SALING, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis W. Duke, Jr., of McCune, Hiaasen, Crum & Ferris, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

W. Herbert Moriarty, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


OWEN, Judge.

Mr. Saling sustained personal injuries when he fell from a raised platform while a business invitee in appellant's used furniture auction house. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for Mr. Saling and defendant appeals.

The principal issue raised on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of distraction to justify submitting the issue of plaintiff's contributory negligence to the jury.

Appellant's auction house contained...

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