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CITY OF TAMPA v. JORDA

No. 83-839.

445 So.2d 699 (1984)

CITY OF TAMPA, Appellant, v. Elizabeth J. JORDA and Louis D. Jorda, Her Husband, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Spicola, Jr., City Atty., and Jack M. Larkin, Asst. City Atty., Tampa, for appellant.

Ronald E. Perez, Tampa, for appellees.

GRIMES, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial in a negligence action.

Mr. and Mrs. Jorda sued the City of Tampa for injuries suffered by Mrs. Jorda when she fell as a result of stepping on a city water meter box located in her front yard. The jury found the Jordas' damages to be $10,000 but concluded that Mrs. Jorda was 95% negligent and that the city was only 5% negligent. The court entered an order granting a new trial, and the city...

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