Nazareth v. Sapp

459 So.2d 1088 (1984)

Richard N. NAZARETH, M.D., Appellant,

v.

Carolyn SAPP and James Sapp, Her Husband, Appellees.

No. 83-1293.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 1, 1984.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1984.

Ronald L. Harrop of Gurney & Handley, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

T.G. LaGrone, Orlando, for appellees.

COBB, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial resulting in a defense verdict, the trial judge granted the plaintiffs' motion for new trial based upon his perception of trial misconduct by defense counsel. The trial court found:

That a new trial should be granted in this…