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ESTATE OF GIMBERT v. LAMB

No. 91-00861.

601 So.2d 230 (1992)

ESTATE OF George GIMBERT and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Appellants, v. Cheryl LAMB, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Vaka of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellants.

Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, and Law Offices of Shapiro & Padelford, P.A., Bradenton, for appellee.

HALL, Judge.

The appellants, the Estate of George Gimbert and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, challenge the jury's awards of 1.5 million dollars in compensatory damages against the estate and 1.5 million dollars in punitive damages against Aetna. We reverse the award of compensatory damages and remand for a new trial on the issue of the amount of those damages only.

This case arose out of an automobile accident that occurred when George Gimbert struck the...

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