Opinion
No. 63-141.
December 13, 1963. Rehearing Denied January 7, 1964.
Appeal from the Civil Court of Record, Dade County, Leland B. Featherstone, J.
Louis Winter and Seymour London, Miami, for appellant.
Ellis S. Rubin and Max A. Goldfarb, Miami, for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, C.J., and HORTON and TILLMAN PEARSON, JJ.
The sole question presented upon this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in allowing the plaintiff to read into evidence the deposition of a witness. The controlling procedural provision is found in Rule 1.21(d) (3), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, 30 F.S.A. "The deposition of a witness, whether or not a party, may be used by any party for any purpose if the court finds: * * * 3, that the witness is unable to attend or testify because of age, sickness, infirmity, or imprisonment; * *". The appellant has failed to show an abuse of the discretion which the rule reposes in the trial judge. Cf., Driscoll v. Morris, Fla. App. 1959, 114 So.2d 314, 316.
Affirmed.