TOMPKINS v. AUTO-OWNERS INS. CO.

No. 93-00881.

627 So.2d 1236 (1993)

Michael TOMPKINS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Cooper, of Goldberg, Goldstein & Buckley, Ft. Myers, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Denise H. Kennedy and Curtright C. Truitt, of Tew & Truitt, P.A., Ft. Myers, for appellee, cross-appellant.


BLUE, Judge.

In this claim for underinsured motorist benefits, Michael Tompkins contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury that future economic damages were recoverable only if he had sustained a permanent injury. We agree. See Ketchen v. Dunn, 619 So.2d 1010 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). Therefore, we reverse for a new trial only on the issue of future economic damages.

Auto-Owners argues that any error in the...

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