Miami Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Mahlo

45 So.2d 119 (1950)

MIAMI COCA COLA BOTTLING CO.

v.

MAHLO.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

March 3, 1950.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1950.

Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Miami, for appellant.

Rollo E. Karkeet, Miami, for appellee.

THOMAS, Justice.

The appellee brought action against the appellant for damages sustained by him when the appellant's truck and the car in which the appellee was riding collided. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and subsequently the trial judge granted a motion for a new trial, giving as his reason that "even without any request from the plaintiff, [he] should have…