FORMAN v. WALLSHEIN

No. 94-2295.

671 So.2d 872 (1996)

Erwin FORMAN and Pilar B. Forman, his wife, Appellants, v. Charles WALLSHEIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wolpe & Leibowitz and Bradley H. Trushin, Miami, for appellants.

Parenti, Falk, Waas & Frazier and Betsy E. Gallagher, Tampa, and Gail Leverett Parenti, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


COPE, Judge.

Erwin Forman and Pilar B. Forman appeal a final judgment after a jury verdict in an automobile accident case. We affirm.

The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether counsel in closing argument in a civil case can call the opposing party a "liar," where there is a basis in the evidence to do so. Under controlling Florida authority, the question must be answered in the affirmative.

The Florida Supreme Court has stated:

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