KAAS v. ATLAS CHEMICAL CO.

No. 92-2337.

623 So.2d 525 (1993)

Andre KAAS and Barbara Kaas, Appellants, v. ATLAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel and Arthur J. England, Jr. and Elliot J. Scherker, for appellants.

Rebecca W. Ribler; Elizabeth Koebel Russo; Sheila W. Moylan, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

After a jury verdict for the plaintiffs in a personal injury action, the trial court granted the defendant's motion for a new trial on all issues on the following basis:

During closing argument, counsel made the following statements to the jury: "It's so ridiculous (sic) and I can prove that that guy is a liar on this issue because, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, take a look at this." (Page 622 — trial transcript). "Now, here...

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