From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Lane v. Hearin

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 31, 1963
148 So. 2d 539 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

Opinion

No. 62-293.

January 15, 1963. Rehearing Denied January 31, 1963.

Appeal from the Civil Court of Record for Dade County, J. Gwynn Parker, J.

Robert C. Lane, Miami, for appellants.

Robert King High, John D. Marsh and Charles R. Stack, Miami, for appellee.

Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C.J., and BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.


The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial judge, upon stipulation by counsel for the respective parties, had the right to question a jury to determine what they intended by their verdict and to amend their verdict in their presence in accordance with their stated intention.

We hold that where a jury verdict is not clear and the parties to such litigation stipulate to an expression of intent by the jury and the trial judge amends their verdict in their presence to conform to that expression of intent, no error is committed. See Tobin v. Garry, Fla.App. 1961, 127 So.2d 698.

The other points raised by the appellants have also been considered and we find them to be without merit. Accordingly, the judgment appealed is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Lane v. Hearin

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 31, 1963
148 So. 2d 539 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)
Case details for

Lane v. Hearin

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT C. LANE AND MILDRED V. HEARIN, APPELLANTS, v. WILLIAM B. HEARIN…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 31, 1963

Citations

148 So. 2d 539 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

Citing Cases

Gen. Contractors of Amer. v. Stinson

The verdict was returned with total damages of $42,000 awarded to John Stinson. Whatever confusion existed in…