Pearce v. Deschesne

How courts have described this case

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

• “When apportionment of fault between the plaintiff and a defendant under comparative negligence is a contested issue, it is the trier of fact that must do the apportioning.”
• “When apportionment of fault between the plaintiff and a defendant under comparative negligence is a contested issue, it is the trier of fact that must do the apportioning, not the judge deciding a legal issue.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Shehada v. Tavss
  S.D. Florida· 2013-03-27· cited 15×
• Charron v. Birge
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-04-09· cited 4×
• MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. and ROBERT W. DUMAS v. KATHLEEN MORAKIS, as Limited Guardian of etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-10-02
• Latrice Pla v. Ashley Rierson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-05-15
• City of Miami v. Vilma Marcos
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-02-19
• Latrice Pla v. Ashley Rierson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-03-19

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hervey v. Alfonso
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-02-01· cited 67×
• Richmond v. Florida Power & Light Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1952-05-09· cited 40×
• Petroleum Carrier Corporation v. Gates
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1976-05-18· cited 24×
• Howell v. Winkle
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-02-24· cited 11×