Puza v. Winn-Dixie Supermarkets, Inc.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

GUNTHER, Judge.

We grant appellee’s motion for rehearing. The opinion of January 20, 1988 is withdrawn. We substitute the following opinion:

We reverse the trial court’s order granting a mistrial to Winn-Dixie Supermarkets, Inc., a Florida corporation (Winn-Dixie), and resetting the case for a new trial.

During the course of the trial, Winn-Dix-ie twice moved for a mistrial but the trial court reserved ruling. After the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the trial court granted Winn-Dixie’s motion for mistrial on the grounds that the plaintiff’s counsel had…