Ponte v. Lattin

This appeal is under § 59.04, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., from an order granting a new trial after a verdict in an automobile accident case. Appellant assigns as error the failure of the trial judge to indicate in the order granting new trial the ground on which the motion for it was granted, as required by § 59.07(4), Fla.Stat., F.S.A., and rule 2.6(d), F.R.C.P., 31 F.S.A. Because the order granting new trial failed to state the ground or grounds on which it was granted, it is hereby reversed (Gaskill v. Montague, Fla.App.1961, 128 So.2d 420; Fulton v. Poston Bridge & Iron, Inc., Fla.App.1960, 122…