CURTIS H. HARRIS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Mateus Da Cunha dos Santos v. Ajax Navigation Corp., 531 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988)
  …93 F. 2d 17. In a Jones Act case a simple showing of some negligence on the part of the employer coupled by direct or circumstantial evidence to the injury sustained by the employee creates a jury question. Trochez v. Holland-American Cruise Lines, 353 So. 2d 864 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977). In Solano v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., 491 So. 2d 325, 325-26 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), we reversed a directed verdict and held that the injured seaman had presented a prima facie case under the Jones Act and for unseaworthiness:…
• Lane v. Tripp, 788 So. 2d 351 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)
  …rial court erred in entering summary judgment on his Jones Act negligence claim. We agree. In a Jones Act negligence case, the movant for summary judgment bears a more onerous burden than in other cases. See Trochez v. Holland-American Cruise Lines, 353 So. 2d 864 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977). There must be a complete absence of probative facts to support a claim of negligence before the court can grant summary judgment. Dos Santos v. Ajax Nav. Corp., 531 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988) (“In a Jones Act case a simple sho…

Authorities Cited

• Henry v. State, 350 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977)