AUTO SAFETY SERVICE, INC. v. MARTEIN

No. 77-1080.

362 So.2d 455 (1978)

AUTO SAFETY SERVICE, INC., and Casualty Reciprocal Exchange, Appellants, v. John MARTEIN and Sarah Martein, His Wife, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Cooper, Robyn Greene and Sharon L. Wolfe of Greene & Cooper, and Corlett, Merritt, Killian & Sikes, Miami, for appellants.

Fred C. Bamman, III, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


MOORE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff who was a customer of Auto Safety Services, Inc. The plaintiff sustained injury when Auto Safety's watch dog jumped on him knocking him to the ground. Plaintiff was awarded $42,000 as compensatory damages for his injuries and his wife was awarded $10,000 on her derivative claim. The plaintiff was also awarded $3,500 as punitive damages.

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