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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1401IN THE OISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 1980 NOT FINA~ V, MILTON DAVIS and AETNA CASUALTY .~ ~~~ R~N ~lT'IL TI;I~~ Exp~RF~S & SURETY COMPANY, ,ti,~-,~ F-~~~Nr P~T17,1ON iF f11-ED. DISpOtiED OF, Appellants! v. WILLIAM R. TEDDER, DEBORAH TEDDER, his wife, and MIKE HILL, et al., Appellees. / Opinion filed September 10, 1980 Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County; Philip G. Nourse, Judge. CASE NO. 79-1509 George H. Moss and Everett J. Van Gaasbeck, of Jones & Foster, P.A., Vero Beach, for appellants. Hubert R. Lindsey, West Palm Beach, for appellees. BERANEK, J. This is an appeal by defendant from a final judgment in favor of plaintiffs after jury trial in a personal injury action. Plaintiff was paralyzed when he hit a log and fell while ridinq a motorcycle in a park in Fort Pierce on January 13, 1973. A portion of the park was designated as a motorcycle riding area. Plaintiff originally sued the City of Fort Pierce and several employees. The case was dismissed as barred by the stat- ute of limitations and this court reversed the dismissal as to the individual defendant employees. Tedder v. City of E'ort Pierce, 333 So.2d 506 (E'la. 4th DCA 1976), cert. denied, 345 So.2d 428 (Fla. 1977). On remand, the matter proceeded to trial against the City employees on the theory of personal liability. I ~ ~ ~ ~ -.. . = ~ B0~(c~ PA6'~1~UV ~ ~ ~:~ - k~~