Opinion
No. 74-747.
May 2, 1975. Rehearing Denied June 16, 1975.
Appeal from Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; James R. Knott, Judge.
Marjorie D. Gadarian of Jones, Paine Foster, West Palm Beach, for appellants.
A. Lamar Matthews, Jr., of Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz Getzen, Sarasota, and Robert T. Scott of Gunster, Yoakley, Criser, Stewart Hersey, Palm Beach, for appellees-Kent.
Edna L. Caruso of Howell, Kirby, Montgomery, D'Aiuto Dean, West Palm Beach, for appellees-Ganzel, Decorators Installation Service, Inc., and Travelers.
Defendant challenges the amount of damages awarded in a personal injury case. The trial court had denied a motion for a new trial, which decision indicated that the trial court did not feel that the verdict was excessive or such as to shock the judicial conscience.
We have examined the record and the evidence with care and considered the arguments and case law urged. It is our view that the damages awards were within permissible limits. We are unable to determine any legal basis whereby this court would be entitled to disturb the jury's decision as to the amount of damages. St. Vincent's Hospital, Incorporated v. Crouch, 292 So.2d 405 (1st DCA Fla. 1974).
The remaining appellate points are without merit.
Affirmed.
OWEN, C.J., WALDEN, J., and MORIARITY, W. HERBERT, Associate Judge, concur.