BONDS v. FLEMING

No. 88-1082.

539 So.2d 583 (1989)

Raymond BONDS, Jr., Raymond Bonds, Sr. and Goldie Bonds, Appellants, v. Wayne S. FLEMING, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Baxter Bardwell of Sam Baxter Bardwell, P.A., Titusville, for appellants.

Thomas G. Kane of Kane & Williams, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.


COBB, Judge.

The issue on this appeal is whether the driver of an automobile has a legal duty to ascertain that his inebriated passenger is secured by a seat belt and, if not, whether such a driver should, nonetheless, be estopped from relying upon the affirmative seat belt defense.

The plaintiff below, Raymond Bonds, Jr., alleged that the defendant, Fleming, negligently operated a motor vehicle causing him injury. Fleming answered with an affirmative seat...

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