Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Young v. Montero

Young v. Montero
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 26, 1997 · Cope, Goderich, Sorondo
702 So. 2d 1323; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 13333; 1997 WL 731811 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Young v. Montero

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

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).

*1324Reversed and remanded for reinstatement of the jury’s verdict and entry of a final judgment consistent therewith.

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