R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. James Whitmire, as Personal etc.

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-1986 _____________________________ R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. JAMES WHITMIRE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Evelyn Whitmire, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Karen Gievers, Judge. December 18, 2018 B.L. THOMAS, C.J. In this Engle-progeny case, 1 Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of its motion for directed verdict, arguing that Appellee failed to prove individual detrimental reliance, and thus failed to prove…