Kalivas v. Miller
Kalivas v. Miller
Opinion of the Court
The defendant George Kalivas appeals a final judgment entered on a jury award of damages after the trial court had
The defendant George Kalivas also appeals a final judgment entered on his counterclaim for conversion against the plaintiff Marie Miller. The trial court directed a verdict in his favor on this claim but sent the damage issue to the jury which, in turn, resolved it in an amount which the defendant deems to be inadequate. The plaintiff Miller, acting as an agent for her mother, asserted ownership over the funds in question based on certain facially legitimate claims which her mother had against the defendant; the defendant presented, on the other hand, a contrary claim to the funds involved. The jury, in turn, resolved the conflicting claims which, in our view, we have no authority to upset as the verdict returned is based on substantial, competent evidence. See Helman v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, 349 So.2d 1187, 1189 (Fla. 1977); Skinner v. Pinney, 19 Fla. 42, 54 (1882).
The final judgment under review is therefore, in all respects,
Affirmed.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.