TERRELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-3705.

783 F.2d 1562 (1986)

James A. TERRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, Bay County, Florida and City of Parker, Defendants, Cross-Claimants/Cross-Appellees, Florida Department of Transportation, Defendant, Cross-Claimant/Appellee, Cross-Appellant, and BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PARKER, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Faucheux, Panama City, Fla., for James A. Terrell.

Linda G. Miklowitz, Tallahassee, Fla., for Florida Dept. of Transp.

K.M. Moore, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for the U.S.

D. Ross McCloy, Panama City, Fla., for Bay County, Fla.

Benjamin Redding, Panama City, Fla., for City of Parker.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, and SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This case presents an appeal and cross-appeals from a judgment awarding James Terrell $96,798 for personal injuries. Terrell sued the United States, the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT), Bay County, and the City of Parker. After a bench trial,1 the court (1) held the DOT liable for Terrell's injuries, (2) set Terrell's comparative negligence at forty percent, (3) imposed no liability on the United States...

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