WOODHAM v. ROY

No. 84-565.

471 So.2d 132 (1985)

Marvin WOODHAM and Pauline Woodham, Appellants, v. Louise M. ROY, J & L Roy, Inc., and Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara J. Compiani of Edna L. Caruso, P.A. and Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney & Searcy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Marjorie Gadarian Graham of Jones & Foster, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees.


HURLEY, Judge.

The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred by unduly limiting the time for closing argument. Under the facts of this case, we conclude that twelve minutes — subdivided by counsel into eight minutes for opening and four minutes for closing — were palpably insufficient, constituting an abuse of discretion. Thus, we reverse.

This was a civil suit for negligent procurement of insurance. It arose out of a complicated...

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