BILLMAN v. NATIONAL MERCHANDISE CO.

No. W-252.

311 So.2d 403 (1975)

Everett BILLMAN, Appellant, v. NATIONAL MERCHANDISE CO., INC., a Florida Corporation and Nova Products, Inc., a Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Lewis, of Blalock, Holbrook, Lewis, Paul & Isaac, Jacksonville, for appellant.

E. Robert Williams, of Boyd, Jenerette, Leemis & Staas, Jacksonville, for appellees.


JOHNSON, Judge.

The appeal in this case contends that the trial court was in error in charging the jury on contributory negligence and comparative negligence resulting in the reduction of the jury verdict for damages.

Appellant contends that there were no facts from which the trial court could have found contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff-appellant, and therefore it was error to even charge on the question.

We find from the record...

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