COULTER v. AMERICAN BAKERIES CO.

No. 87-1574.

530 So.2d 1009 (1988)

Gladys COULTER, Appellant, v. AMERICAN BAKERIES COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Martin, of Williams and Stapp, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Michael J. Arington, of Neder and Arington, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

This appeal is from a jury verdict and final judgment awarding damages in a products liability action which damages were reduced due to the jury's finding of comparative negligence. The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in allowing the defendant/appellee to raise comparative negligence as a defense and by instructing the jury on comparative negligence. We reverse.

The uncontroverted evidence presented at trial revealed that...

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