GERBER CHILDREN'S CENTERS, INC. v. HARRIS

No. 85-570.

484 So.2d 91 (1986)

GERBER CHILDREN'S CENTERS, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Appellant, v. Rex HARRIS, a Minor, by and through His Natural Parents, Jack Harris and Deborah Harris; and Jack Harris and Deborah Harris, Individually, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Dietz of Zimmerman, Schuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

Ronnie H. Walker and Glen D. Wieland of Walker, Miller & Ketcham, P.A., Orlando, for appellees.


COBB, Chief Judge.

The appellant, Gerber Children's Centers, Inc., appeals a punitive damage award against it. The award arose from a tort claim wherein a two-year-old child, Rex Harris, fell through a plate glass window, causing severe cuts and lacerations, at a child care center owned and operated by Gerber.

The evidence, construed most favorably to the appellant, indicated that at the time of Gerber's purchase of the premises, the awning window in the ...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases