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HAWK v. SEABOARD SYSTEM R.R., INC.

No. 88-00942.

547 So.2d 669 (1989)

Richard HAWK and Maureen B. Adams, As Personal Representatives of the Estate of Vanessa M. Hawk, a Deceased Minor and Maureen B. Adams, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Melissa B. Sullivan, a Deceased Minor, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILROAD, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant. David R. Pitts and Mary L. Pitts, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jos. W. Womack, W. Sam Holland and J. Robert Kirk of Kimbrell & Hamann, P.A., Miami, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Sara Blair Lake of Melkus & Hunter, P.A., Tampa, for appellee/cross-appellant, Seaboard System R.R., Inc.

No appearance for appellees/cross-appellant, David and Mary Pitts.

THREADGILL, Acting Chief Judge.

Richard Hawk and Maureen Adams, as parents and personal representatives of the estate of Vanessa Hawk, a deceased minor, and Maureen Adams as personal representative of the estate of Melissa Sullivan, a deceased minor, appeal an order of remittitur or new trial in their wrongful death action against Seaboard System Railroad. We find the trial court abused its discretion in ordering remittitur or a new trial on damages, and quash the...

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