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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Citations .................................................................................................... ii
Statement of the Case and Facts ............................................................................. 1
Summary of Argument ........................................................................................ 1-2
Argument............................................................................................................ 3-10
I. The Fourth District’s decision to apply the rule of law in
Broche v. Cohn, 987 So. Ed 124, 127 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
expressly and directly conflicts with this Court’s holding in
Esch v. Forster, 168 So. 229 (Fla. 1936).
II. The Fourth District’s decision to apply the rule of law in Brown
v. State, 940 So. 2d (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) expressly and directly
conflicts with this Court’s opinion in Brown v. State, 719 So. 2d
882 (Fla. 1998) and the First District’s opinion in Johnson v.
State, 842 So. 2d 228 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).
III. The Fourth District’s holding that the trial court erred expressly
and directly conflicts with the Supreme Court of Florida and
other Districts.
a. Std. Jury Instructions in Civ. Cases, 888 So. 2d 618 (Fla.
2004).
b. Arrington v. State, 233 So.2d 634 (Fla. 1970).
c. Ruiz v. Cold Storage & Insulation Contractors, Inc., 306
So.2d 153 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975); Tampa Electric Co. v.
Bazemore, 96 So. 297 (Fla. 1923).
IV. The Fourth District’s decision to reverse the trial court
expressly and directly conflicts with this Court’s decision in
White v. State, 446 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. 1984) and the Third
Districts decision in Williams v. State, 687 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 3rd
DCA 1997).
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….10
Certificate of Service.…………………………………………………….………iii
Certificate of Compliance…………………………………………………………iv
Appendix…………………………………………………………………………v