RUBIN v. BRUTUS CORP.

No. AY-242.

487 So.2d 360 (1986)

Janice RUBIN, Appellant, v. BRUTUS CORPORATION and Galaxy Boat Manufacturing Co., Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Moore, Jacksonville, for appellant.

John Moffitt Howell, of Howell & Howell, Jacksonville Beach, for appellee, Brutus Corp.

Sam Daniels and Elizabeth K. Clarke, of Daniel & Hicks, Miami, for appellee, Galaxy Boat Mfg. Co.


ZEHMER, Judge.

In this personal injury action plaintiff appeals a summary judgment for defendants, manufacturers of a boat and its components. Summary judgment was granted on the ground that the crashworthiness doctrine recognized in product liability cases is not applicable to accidents involving persons riding in pleasure boats. Finding no substantial reason on the record before us for legally differentiating between the duty of care owed by the manufacturer of...

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