ARCHIE W. CAVES, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By (27 total)

• W.W. GAY Mech. Contractor, Inc. v. Wharfside TWO, Ltd., 545 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. 1989)
  …factory conclusion can be reached, it is sufficient if there is such certainty as satisfies the mind of a prudent and impartial person.” Id. at 7-8, 166 So. at 218. See also Conner v. Atlas Aircraft Corp., 310 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 322 So. 2d 913 (Fla.1975). [*1351] We follow the holding in Twy-man. A business can recover lost prospective profits regardless of whether it is established or has any “track record.” The party must prove that 1) the defendant’s action caused the damage and 2) the…
• R.A. Jones & Sons, Inc. v. Holman, 470 So. 2d 60 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
  …6; Wash-Bowl, Inc. v. Wroton, 432 So. 2d 766 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); Florida Outdoor, Inc. v. Stewart, 318 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975), cert. denied, 333 So. 2d 465 (Fla.1976); Conner v. Atlas Aircraft Corp, 310 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 322 So. 2d 913 (Fla.1975). “The standard for the degree of certainty requires that the mind of a prudent impartial person be satisfied with the damages. If the proximate estimates of witnesses lead to a satisfying conclusion, [*70] damages may be awarded accordin…
• Gus George Butchikas v. Travelers Indem. Co., 343 So. 2d 816 (Fla. 1976)
  …Petitioner offers us no Florida precedent for awarding compensation for mental anguish in an ‘‘excess” case, and ' our independent research has revealed none. We are referred to World Ins. Co. v. Wright, 308 So. 2d 612 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 322 So. 2d 913 (Ida.1975), however, as authority for an award of this type in a non-excess insurance case. We do not find that case persuasive by reason of its lack of factual analysis and different procedural context.7 Rather, we note that in Campbell, Mr. Justic…

Authorities Cited

• Caves v. State, 303 So. 2d 658 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974)