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Young v. Montero

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 26, 1997
702 So. 2d 1323 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 97-332

Opinion filed November 26, 1997. Rehearing Denied January 7, 1998

An Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dade County, Alan L. Postman, Judge.

James K. Clark, for appellant.

Gaebe, Murphy, Mullen Antonelli and Julie Greenberg Shapiro, for appellees.

Before COPE, GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ.


In the instant case, we find that the trial court abused its discretion by granting a new trial on damages where the jury's verdict was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. Smith v. Brown, 525 So.2d 868, 870 (Fla. 1988).

Reversed and remanded for reinstatement of the jury's verdict and entry of a final judgment consistent therewith.


Summaries of

Young v. Montero

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 26, 1997
702 So. 2d 1323 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

Young v. Montero

Case Details

Full title:EVELYN SPILLANE YOUNG, APPELLANT, vs. DIANA BARRETO MONTERO, ET AL.…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 26, 1997

Citations

702 So. 2d 1323 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)