VILLARRUEL v. WARREN

No. 90-1033.

578 So.2d 898 (1991)

Alberto VILLARRUEL and Harold Sawelson, Appellants, v. Duet WARREN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnett, Clark & Barnard and Steven M. Barnard, Miami, for appellants.

Franklin D. Kreutzer and Thomas Gregory Alberts, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Alberto Villarruel and Harold Sawelson, defendants in a personal injury action, appeal a final judgment awarding plaintiff damages. We reverse.

Defendants challenge the trial court's denial of the motions for mistrial made during and after plaintiff's closing argument and after objections to certain of counsel's prejudicial and inflammatory remarks. Although the court sustained the objections, we hold that the nature of the derogatory remarks about...

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