Marson v. Dadeland Rent-A-Car, Inc.

BARKDULL, Judge.

A final judgment was entered in favor of the appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, in a wrongful death action.1 The trial court thereupon entered an order requiring that a new trial be granted unless remittitur was accepted by the appellant. The appellant appeals from that order; the appellees, defendants in the trial court, cross-appeal.

While walking home from school, the appellant’s minor son, John Douglas Marson (Doug), was struck and killed by a van driven by the appellee, Donna Güila. The van was owned by the appellee, Dadeland Rent-A-Car, and leased by it to the…