SHAFFER v. WARD

No. 86-1065.

510 So.2d 602 (1987)

Mark C. SHAFFER, Appellant, v. Wayne WARD, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Patrick Fulford and David K. Wittek of Wright and Fulford, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

R. David Ayers, Jr., Winter Park, for appellees.


COBB, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly granted appellee/plaintiff, Wayne Ward, a new trial based on what the trial court deemed an improper "Golden Rule" argument by counsel for defendant/appellant, Mark Shaffer.

The portion of the argument found improper by the trial court is specifically set forth in its order, as follows:

You all drive, you're on the road, you know how far you can see when you drive. You know...

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