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CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIV., GM CORP. v. BROWN

No. 82-306.

428 So.2d 301 (1983)

CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, and Royal Globe Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Harvey L. BROWN, Individually, and Gayl Brown, His Wife, and Harvey Brown, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Florence Winkler Brown, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Tutan, O'Hara, McCoy & Graham and Richard A. Sherman, Miami, for appellants.

Virgin, Whittle & Garbis and Gary Garbis, Miami, for appellees.

Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole and Aubrey V. Kendall and Edward T. O'Donnell, Miami, as amicus curiae for the Product Liability Advisory Council of the Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass'n of the U.S., Inc.

Before HENDRY, BARKDULL and BASKIN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

There was a tragic accident when the appellee, Harvey L. Brown, while driving a defective Cadillac automobile (through no fault of his own) struck and killed his mother. An action was commenced, ultimately resulting in a jury verdict for damages awarding Harvey $1,500,000.00 for mental distress, his wife Gayl $250,000.00 on a derivative claim and approximately $9,000.00 to the estate of his late mother.1

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