Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Mindlin v. Stanley

Mindlin v. Stanley
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 10, 1987 · Hubbart, Pearson, Schwartz
516 So. 2d 18; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2597; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10976; 1987 WL 1355 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Mindlin v. Stanley

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

HUBBART and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ., concur.

Dissenting Opinion

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge

(dissenting).

The plaintiff, Mrs. Mindlin, an 84-year-old lady, was struck by a vehicle while *19crossing the street. She sustained, among many other injuries, multiple rib fractures, a broken pelvis, and a knee fracture resulting in a 25% permanent disability. She spent 28 days in the hospital. I believe that the jury award of some $20,000 (a $25,000 total verdict of which approximately $5,000 represented unpaid medical expenses) for the pain and suffering and inability to lead a normal life caused by these injuries is shockingly inadequate. I would therefore grant the appellant a new trial on the issue of damages.

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