GREGORY v. SEABOARD SYSTEM R.R., INC.

Nos. 84-1968, 84-2457.

484 So.2d 35 (1986)

James GREGORY and Sherry Gregory, His Wife, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILROAD, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and Tampa Electric Company, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Parks, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow & Olin, P.A., and Beckham, McAliley & Schulz, P.A., Miami, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Peter J. Grilli of Allen, Dell, Frank & Trinkle, Tampa, and Dabney L. Conner of Boswell, Boswell & Conner, Bartow, and Robert P. Smith, Jr., of Hopping, Boyd, Green & Sams, Tallahassee, for appellee/cross-appellant Seaboard System R.R., Inc.

Julian Clarkson and Michael L. Rosen of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for appellee Tampa Elec. Co.


SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellants James and Sherry Gregory, plaintiffs below, seek reversal of the trial court's order granting defendant Seaboard System Railroad a new trial on all issues between the Gregorys and Seaboard. The Gregorys' only contention is that the trial court abused its discretion in granting the new trial on the ground that their counsel's closing argument to the jury contained numerous improprieties.

Seaboard cross-appeals the trial...

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