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CROWN LIQUORS OF BROWARD, INC. v. EVENRUD

Nos. 82-2270, 82-2271.

436 So.2d 927 (1983)

CROWN LIQUORS OF BROWARD, INC., and Belle Fonte Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Daniel EVENRUD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis W. Duke, Jr., of McCune, Hiaasen, Crum, Ferris & Gardner, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Crown Liquors.

Michael L. Kinney and T. Gregory Slother of Marlow, Shofi, Ortmayer, Smith, Connell & Valerius, Tampa, for Belle Fonte Ins. Co.

Paul Castagliola of Riden, Watson & Goldstein, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee.

SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellants, Crown Liquors and its insurer, challenge a jury verdict awarding damages to appellee Daniel Evenrud for Crown's negligence in failing to prevent injury to Evenrud, one of its customers. We hold the evidence was insufficient to show a breach of duty by Crown, and that the trial court erred in denying appellants' motions for directed verdict.

Evenrud sued Crown and its insurer and Julio Santas seeking compensatory and punitive...

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