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GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. v. WALLACE

No. 81-1623.

417 So.2d 1022 (1982)

GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY and American Motorists Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Van Earl WALLACE, III, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris W. Altenbernd of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa, for appellants.

Richard A. Bokor and David A. Maney of Gordon & Maney, Tampa, for appellee.

DANAHY, Judge.

The defendants in this personal injury suit appeal an adverse final judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff. We hold that the jury was improperly allowed to consider a doctor's opinion as to the truth and veracity of the plaintiff, and reverse.

The plaintiff was injured when a General Telephone Company truck struck his motorcycle on North Dale Mabry Highway. The plaintiff testified that the accident occurred while he was...

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