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LAYDEN v. CORRECTIONS CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 89-3180.

570 So.2d 994 (1990)

Thomas LAYDEN, Appellant, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Delaware Corporation Doing Business in the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Siegel and Randall C. Berg, Jr., of Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, for appellant.

Scott W. Clemons of Bryant, Higby & Williams, Panama City, for appellee.

ZEHMER, Judge.

Thomas Layden appeals a final order directing a verdict for Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) after a jury found that CCA negligently caused Layden to remain in jail for several months longer than necessary while awaiting trial. Because the trial court erred in disregarding the jury's determination of this issue of fact and directing a verdict for CCA, we reverse.

Layden was arrested on December 3, 1986, and placed in the Bay County Jail...

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