Roma Construction Co. v. Goodman

Roma Construction Company, Inc., [Roma] petitions for certiorari review of the trial court’s order limiting the new trial to the amount of damages suffered by Officer Morris Alan Goodman. We grant review and quash the trial court’s order.

Officer Goodman was injured as he exited his police vehicle at a Roma construction site. He sued Roma for damages for his injuries. Roma failed to answer, and the trial court entered a default against it on the issue of liability. The trial proceeded on the issue of damages. The trial court impermissibly permitted collateral source references and materials to…