· 12/22/1982
Goode v. Walt Disney World Co.
Citations
- 425 So. 2d 1151
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- reversing defense summary judgment in unwitnessed drowning incident in which child was found dead in a waterway surrounded by an unreasonably low fence
- reversing defense summary judgment in unwitnessed drowning incident in which child was found dead in a waterway surrounded by an unreasonably low fence
- circumstantial evidence as to proximate cause is sufficient to allow the case to go to the jury where a prima facie case of negligence exists
- circumstantial evidence as to proximate cause is sufficient to allow the case to go to the jury where a prima facie case of negligence exists
- \It was not necessary for the plaintiff below to exclude the existence of other reasonable inferences of non-negligent causation in order to avert entry of a summary judgment.\
- negligent supervision of one’s child at an amusement park is foreseeable and does not shield park from liability for failing to install a proper fence to prevent access to a pool
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Judges: Cobb
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