STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. PATTERSON

No. 91-0342.

594 So.2d 830 (1992)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. Melissa PATTERSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thornton J. Williams, General Counsel, and Thomas F. Capshew, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Tallahassee, and Thomas J. McCausland, Law Office of Bohdan Neswiacheny, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Michael G. Kaplan, McFann, Beavers & Kaplan, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This tragic bicyclist-motorist collision in or near the U.S. 1 tunnel beneath New River in Fort Lauderdale rendered appellee a quadriplegic and resulted in an action against the motorist and appellant. The jury found for appellee against the motorist and awarded damages of $9,183,000, but found in favor of appellant.

Thereafter, the trial court granted appellee's motion for new trial against appellant on three grounds. We reverse the trial court...

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