City of Gainesville, d/b/a Gainesville Regional Utilities v. Jacob T. Rodgers

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-0451 _____________________________ CITY OF GAINESVILLE, d/b/a GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES, Appellant, v. JACOB T. RODGERS, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Donna M. Keim, Judge. November 29, 2023 BILBREY, J. The City of Gainesville appeals the judgment entered in a civil suit following a tragic accident that resulted in catastrophic injury to Jacob T. Rodgers. Because the trial court abused its discretion in denying the City’s motion for a new…