CASES - Civil
Torts -- Automobile accident -- Damages -- Reduction -- Comparative negligence -- Injuries suffered by wife
while riding as passenger in vehicle owned by wife and being driven by husband -- Defendants' claim that
damages awarded to wife should be reduced because, as the owner of the vehicle that her husband was driving,
she was vicariously liable for his comparative negligence -- Trial court's refusal to reduce judgment affirmed
because issue was not pleaded or otherwise raised as an issue in case until after jury had returned its verdict --
Court declines to decide whether reduction in damages is appropriate under such
circumstances
Reported at 33 Fla. L. Weekly D209aCourtesy of Florida Law Weekly Subscriptions (800) 351-0917
Reported at 33 Fla. L. Weekly D209aCourtesy of Florida Law Weekly Subscriptions (800) 351-0917
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