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METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY v. CIFUENTES

No. 84-2418.

473 So.2d 297 (1985)

METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Luis G. CIFUENTES, Personal Representative of the Estate of Marta Cifuentes and On Behalf of Luis G. Cifuentes, Surviving Spouse, and Cecilia Cifuentes, Surviving Child, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 6, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsburg, Co. Atty., James A. Jurkowski and Edward Z. Shafer, Asst. Co. Attys., for appellant.

Gerald E. Rosser, Miami, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HENDRY and HUBBART, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Metropolitan Dade County appeals a final judgment entered upon an adverse jury verdict in a wrongful death action below. We find no merit in any of the points raised on appeal, save one. We agree that the trial court erred in denying Dade County's motion for new trial based on certain improper and inflammatory remarks which were made by one of the plaintiff's witnesses and by plaintiff's counsel during the trial below. We, accordingly, reverse the final...

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