SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. ZUFELT

No. R-262.

280 So.2d 723 (1973)

SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Appellant, v. Wanda Melisa ZUFELT, a Minor, by and through Her Next Friend and Guardian, Harold David Zufelt, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Gabel, Jr., and E. Dale Joyner, of Toole, Taylor, Moseley, Gabel & Milton, Jacksonville, for appellant.

S. Perry Penland, Jacksonville, for appellee.


RAWLS, Chief Judge.

Appellant-defendant railroad challenges a jury verdict in the sum of $50,000.00 and ensuing judgment in favor of appellee-plaintiff who was a passenger in an automobile that collided with appellant's train.

The primary point on appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding testimony as to the blood alcohol content of the driver of the automobile involved in the accident.

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