NELLIE SMITH, APPELLANT,

v.

JOHN HENRY SMITH, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Saleeby v. Rocky Elson Constr., Inc., 3 So. 3d 1078 (Fla. 2009)
  …to prove a witness’s bias or prejudice. Accordingly, I would approve the Fourth District’s decision in Saleeby v. Rocky Elson Construction, Inc., 965 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007), and disapprove the Third District’s decision in Ellis v. Weisbrot, 550 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). Thus, I respectfully dissent. WELLS, J., concurs. . The similar federal evidentiary rule explains that the prohibition against admitting evidence of compromises or offers to compromise when offered to prove liability does not p…

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• Regla Hernandez v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 700 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)
  …cross-examination that she had been sued by her passenger in connection with this accident. We find this testimony could reasonably have inflamed the jury and/or led it to conclude that Hernandez was the cause of the accident. See Ellis v. Weisbrot, 550 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989)(hold-ing that a jury may not be informed that a witness was a prior defendant, even if settlement had occurred); Taylor Imported Motors, Inc. v. Armstrong, 391 So. 2d 786 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980)(holding, in a negligence action involvi…
• Rowe v. Lawrence Leichter, M.D., 561 So. 2d 647 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
  …ose of these provisions is to implement public policy in favor of settlement and avoidance of litigation. Cenvill Communities, Inc. v. Patti, 458 So. 2d 778 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984), pet. for rev. denied, 467 So. 2d 1000 (Fla.1985). In Ellis v. Weisbrot, 550 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), the court held that a voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a defendant came within section 768.041. The Ellis court held that it was reversible error to allow a dentist-witness to be questioned about his former status as a defen…

Authorities Cited

• Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1980)
• Seitz v. Seitz, 471 So. 2d 612 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
• Arsht v. Arsht, 467 So. 2d 421 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
• Manley v. Manley, 360 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978)
• Brancolino v. Carretta, 463 So. 2d 532 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)