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Martin v. Johns

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Dec 19, 1956
91 So. 2d 332 (Fla. 1956)

Opinion

December 19, 1956.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Broward County; Lamar Warren, Judge.

Anderson, Scott, McCarthy Preston, Dwight Sullivan, Miami, and Russell L. Frink, Jacksonville, for appellant.

J.B. Patterson, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


This cause is here the second time. See Martin v. Johns, Fla. 1955, 78 So.2d 398.

Shortly after the first trial, the original plaintiff, Gus Johns, died. The pleadings were amended and the cause proceeded to the second trial by the above named appellee, as administratrix, under Section 45.11, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. At the second trial the jury brought in a verdict for the appellee in the amount of $8,550.

Appellant again assaults the verdict on the ground that it is excessive to the point that it shocks the conscience of the Court. We have carefully examined the record and the briefs of the parties. Any conclusion by us that the verdict of the jury in this instance was excessive would in our judgment be an intrusion upon the jury function.

No other errors having been alleged and finding as we do, that the verdict should not be disturbed, the judgment appealed from is

Affirmed.

DREW, C.J., and TERRELL, HOBSON and THORNAL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Martin v. Johns

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Dec 19, 1956
91 So. 2d 332 (Fla. 1956)
Case details for

Martin v. Johns

Case Details

Full title:JOHN W. MARTIN, AS TRUSTEE OF THE PROPERTY OF FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. Division A

Date published: Dec 19, 1956

Citations

91 So. 2d 332 (Fla. 1956)

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