O'CONNELL v. Walt Disney World Company

Decided May 5, 1982. Melvin Orfinger wrote the opinion for the court.

413 So. 2d 444 · Cited 66 times

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• Blackburn v. Dorta · 348 So. 2d 287
• Meistrich v. Casino Arena Attractions, Inc. · 155 A.2d 90
• Dee v. Parish · 327 S.W.2d 449
• Bartholf v. Baker · 71 So. 2d 480
• Charles Poe Masonry, Inc. v. SPRING LOCK SCAFFOLDIND RENTAL EQUIPMENT CO. · 374 So. 2d 487
• Ivey Plants, Inc. v. FMC Corporation · 282 So. 2d 205
• Kuehner v. Green · 406 So. 2d 1160
• DePew v. Sylvia · 265 So. 2d 75

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