City of Tampa v. Companioni

KELLY, Judge.

The City of Tampa appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Rammo Compa-nioni, Jr., in an action for injuries he sustained when his motorcycle struck the rear of a truck owned by the City. The City challenges the trial court’s denial of its motion for a new trial and its motion for remittitur. The motion for new tidal asserted in part that opposing counsel had engaged in misconduct throughout the trial, the cumulative effect of which was to deprive the City of a fair trial. Although the trial court found that “the cumulative conduct of Plaintiffs counsel was so pervasive and…