Legal Opinion
Fordham v. Carriers Insurance Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 2, 1979No. 77-1794PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LETTS, Judge.
This case involves an automobile accident. The plaintiff’s face, arm and shoulder were dragged along the rock imbedded shoulder of a road and his face, at that time, turned into a pulp. The case was tried before a jury and a verdict returned in the sum of $450,000.00. A motion for a new trial and a motion for a remittitur were filed, thereupon the trial judge entered the following Order:
THIS CAUSE CAME on to be heard on Defendants’, BUDGET RENT A CAR OF JACKSONVILLE, INC., SHERRICK ENTERPRISES, INC. and CARRIERS INSURANCE COMPANY’S Motion for Remittitur or in the alternative…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ruff v. Georgia, Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1914
- Carney v. StringfellowSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- De La Vallina v. De La VallinaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Aberson v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
- Weems v. DawsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jeffrey P. Arnold and Tina Arnold v. Security National Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Monroe v. BadanesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980