FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. KENNEDY

No. 88-694.

549 So.2d 247 (1989)

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Phillip KENNEDY, Etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lester Kaney of Cobb & Cole, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Michael V. Mattson and Kurt Andrew Simpson, Jacksonville, for appellee.


DANIEL, Chief Judge.

Florida Power and Light Company appeals a judgment in favor of Michael Kennedy and his father in a negligence action. The suit was filed after Michael, a minor, came in contact with a power line owned by FPL and was severely injured. On appeal, FPL contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a new trial because counsel for the Kennedys made an improper "Golden Rule" argument during closing argument. FPL also contends that the...

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