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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. HILL

No. 85-1488.

490 So.2d 118 (1986)

The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Jesse HILL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

On Motion for Rehearing and Certification June 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Meadows, Jr. and Charles F. Mills, South Miami, for appellant.

Lisk & Ormond and Gregg Ormond, Haggard & Kirkland, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and NESBITT, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The Department of Corrections (D.O.C.) appeals from a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff (Hill) $750,000.00. D.O.C. contends that the trial court erred by giving the jury a misleading instruction and verdict forms. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Following a trial on the issues of liability and damages, the jury returned a verdict in the above stated amount finding that D.O.C. had falsely imprisoned Hill and was 75% comparatively negligent...

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