Jenkins v. WL Roberts, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a hardware store had no duty to ensure that the nitrous oxide sold by it was used for lawful purposes and not as an inhalant
• setting forth the elements of a cause of action for negligence in a wrongful death claim
• setting forth the elements of a cause of action for negligence in a wrongful death claim
• affirming summary judgment granted in favor of a store because “there is no legal duty requiring a store to ensure that a product lawfully sold will ultimately be used by a customer or unknown third party for a lawful purpose”
• “The duty element of negligence is a threshold legal question; if no legal duty exists, then no action for negligence may lie.”
• “The duty element of negligence is a threshold legal question; if no legal duty exists, then no action for negligence may lie.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• ZP NO. 54 LTD. v. Fidelity and Deposit Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-12-30· cited 32×
• Jackson Hewitt, Inc. v. Kaman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-09-09· cited 28×
• Estate of Rotell Ex Rel. Rotell v. Kuehnle
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-06-02· cited 23×
• Maria Montefu Acosta v. Miami-Dade County
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-03-28· cited 17×
• TANK TECH, INC. v. VALLEY TANK TESTING, L L C
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-04-20· cited 13×
• Strickland v. Timco Aviation Services, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-06-30· cited 11×
• Angel Colon v. Twitter, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2021-09-27· cited 9×
• Oleckna v. Daytona Discount Pharmacy
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-02-06· cited 6×
• Anders v. United States
  M.D. Florida· 2018-03-31· cited 1×
• Stanley v. Delta Connection Academy, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-05-01
• MICHAEL GRIECO v. DAIHO SANGYO, INC., AW DISTRIBUTING, INC. and WALMART STORES EAST, LP
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-06-15
• ALFREDO LOPEZ v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-08-10
• Roy Otero v. The American Automobile Association (Incorporated) and Auto Club Group, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-03-06
• Robert C. Burley, Etc. v. the Village South, Inc., Etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-04-02

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• McCain v. Florida Power Corporation
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-01-23· cited 474×
• Paterson v. Deeb
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-06-12· cited 82×
• Bryant v. Jax Liquors
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1977-11-23· cited 38×
• Guice v. Enfinger
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-10-07· cited 25×
• Whelan v. Dacoma Enterprises, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1981-02-18· cited 9×
• Fritsch v. Rocky Bayou Country Club, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-11-16· cited 4×