TURNAGE v. STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. S-193.

282 So.2d 644 (1973)

Nellie TURNAGE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Ben Watkins, of Watkins & Hill, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Geoffrey B. Dobson and Barbara Ann Dell McPherson, Tallahassee, for appellee.


RAWLS, Chief Judge.

Once again we are confronted with the question of the admissibility of the blood alcohol content of a decedent driver in a civil suit.

Appellant's husband met his death while driving a motor vehicle on State Road 267 in Gadsden County between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. on March 7, 1970. At the time of the accident, a bridge had been washed out and appellee was in the process of repairing same. The decedent failed to negotiate the detour, and thereupon...

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