BELL v. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC.

No. KK-120.

363 So.2d 28 (1978)

Clayton A. BELL, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Melissa Y. Bell, Appellant, v. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC., Grace I. Sagcal and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh M. Davenport of Smith, Davenport, Peek & Bloom, Jacksonville, for appellant.

William M. Howell of Howell, Howell, Liles, Braddock & Milton, Jacksonville, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

At issue here is a trial court order granting appellees a new trial after the jury returned a $450,000 verdict for appellant in a wrongful death action. Appellees admitted liability in the case and the trial was held solely to determine damages. The court granted appellees' motion for a new trial after the rendition of the verdict on grounds that (1) the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence, (2) appellant's trial counsel had made an...

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