Legal Opinion
Howell v. Woods
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 28, 1986No. 85-937PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKSTEIN, Judge.
From a judgment, following the jury’s award of $360,000 for damages which flowed from a novel accident, this appeal seeks reversal upon a number of grounds. We have considered and rejected all of the reasons for upsetting the award and for the trial court’s failure to direct a verdict against the plaintiff. Accordingly, we affirm.
One issue warrants discussion, in our view. Both parties asked the trial court to instruct the jury with Florida Standard Jury Instruction 6.10.1 The trial court did not do so. Appellant did not object to the trial court’s failure to instruct.2
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Braddock v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. FulmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- Seaboard Coast Line RR Company v. GarrisonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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