Legal Opinion

Rollins v. Dickerson and Delgado

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 23, 2016No. 3D15-1451Published

1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.

Sharon L. Rollins, the plaintiff below, appeals from a final judgment in her favor and a subsequent order of the trial court denying her motion for additur and, alternatively, for new trial. We affirm, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for new trial, as the alleged errors upon which the motion was premised are either unmeritorious or were not properly preserved. See Roth v. Cohen, 941 So.2d 496, 600 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (holding that an issue “must be presented to the lower court and the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal must…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Archer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Allstate Ins. Co. v. ManasseSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Phillips v. OstrerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Roth v. CohenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. KMart Corp. v. BrachoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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