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John Baird, Appellant, v. Beyer Holdings, LLC, Appellee.
Appellant, John Baird, challenges a final summary judgment rendered in favor of appellee, Beyer Holdings, LLC, in his negligence action involving a motorcycle-automobile collision. Having carefully conducted a de novo review, we conclude that material factual issues as to whether overgrown foliage on Beyer's property obstructed Baird's view of the intersection where the accident occurred, in violation of visibility requirements codified in the Code of Ordinances and the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Key West, precluded the grant of summary judgment. See Volusia Cnty. v. Aberdeen at Ormond Beach, L.P., 760 So. 2d 126, 130 (Fla. 2000) (summary judgment orders are reviewed de novo); Serrano v. Dickinson, 363 So. 3d 162, 165 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023) (“Credibility determinations, the weighing of the evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the facts are jury functions, not those of a judge, whether he is ruling on a motion for summary judgment or for a directed verdict.”) (quoting Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255 (1986)).
Reversed and remanded.
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D24-0175
Decided: October 15, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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