BYRUM v. WILLIAMS

No. 72-599.

276 So.2d 836 (1973)

Elizabeth BYRUM, a Minor, by Jeanne Turner, Her Friend, Legal Guardian and Mother, and Jeanne Turner, Individually, Appellants, v. William Claude WILLIAMS et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al J. Cone and Larry Klein, Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson & McKeown, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Richard V. Neill, of Neill, Griffin, Jeffries & Lloyd, Fort Pierce, for appellees William Claude Williams and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

Frank W. Weathers, West Palm Beach, for appellees B.A. Summerlin, David P. Harding and State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.


WALDEN, Judge.

Simply, does plaintiffs' complaint state a cause of action sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss? We think so. Thus we reverse and remand. The complaint provided:

"7. The gross negligence of the defendant, WILLIAM CLAUDE WILLIAMS, and the defendant, DAVID P. HARDING, combined to cause the harm and damage to the plaintiff hereinafter described. "8. As a result, the plaintiff, ELIZABETH BYRUM, was injured in and about her body...

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