Legal Opinion
Harrell v. Aztec Environmental, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 27, 2006No. 1D04-5058PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant appeals from the final judgment of the trial court entered after a jury verdict in favor of appellees. Because we agree with appellant’s argument that the trial court abused its discretion during the pretrial hearing in excluding one of appellant’s witnesses, we reverse and remand for a new trial.1
BACKGROUND
On May 8, 2002, Joseph Lester Harrell, III, died in an intersection accident when his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer truck. The truck was owned by Aztec Environmental, Inc., and driven by its employee, Ernest Jones. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against appellees…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Binger v. King Pest ControlSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- Pascual v. DozierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Dos Santos v. CarlsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Alexandre v. MeyerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
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