Supreme Court of Florida, 1976

Answering three questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted the strict liability doctrine of Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A, holding that a manufacturer is strictly liable in tort — as distinct from breach of implied warranty — for injury…

The Supreme Court of Florida granted the husband's petition for writ of certiorari and quashed the Third District Court of Appeal's decision, which had modified a dissolution judgment by reserving jurisdiction to extend alimony, shifting the marital home's mortgage, tax and insurance burdens to the husband, and making…