C.J. JONES LUMBER CO. v. MORRISON

No. 3017.

154 So.2d 721 (1963)

C.J. JONES LUMBER CO., Inc., and Albert Wilder, Appellants, v. Cheryl Lynn MORRISON, Deceased, a Minor, by her Mother, Patricia Morrison Rowe, and Patricia Morrison Rowe, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Franklin, Jr., of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, Fort Myers, for appellants.

Melvin T. Boyd, of Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Miami, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

After the trial of this negligence action in the court below, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment was entered thereon. The defendants have appealed, contending (1) that the lower court erred in failing to grant their motion for directed verdict; and (2) that the verdict and judgment are so contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence that justice requires a new trial. We find merit in the latter contention and reverse...

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