Burris v. Bowe's Funeral Home, Ltd.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
HOBSON, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant brings this timely filed appeal from an order granting a motion for new trial on the issue of damages. The plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of the defendant’s ambulance colliding into the rear of the plaintiff’s car. After a full presentation of the evidence, which consisted largely of detailed medical testimony concerning the past, present and future physical condition of the plaitiff, the jury on December 14, 1966 returned a judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $38,000.
*258The trial judge granted a new trial on the question of damages only, stating:
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Russo v. ClarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
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