Legal Opinion

Miner v. McKesson Corp.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 7, 2001No. 2D99-4927PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Robert Miner tripped and fell at McKesson Corporation’s warehouse, then sued McKesson for his resulting injuries. When the matter was tried the jury found both parties were negligent, and it awarded damages to Miner. Then the case went awry: the trial court granted McKesson’s motion for mistrial. We treat that order as one granting a new trial, and we reverse it. See Keene Bros. Trucking, Inc. v. Pennell, 614 So.2d 1083 (Fla.1993) (explaining that a mistrial granted after the jurors are discharged is treated as an ap-pealable order granting a new trial). On cross-appeal, we…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Devoney v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Sutton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. Keene Bros. Trucking, Inc. v. PennellSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Orange County v. PiperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fisher v. SmithsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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