LIGHTHOUSE MISSION OF ORLAND, INC. v. ESTATE OF McGOWEN

No. 95-3144.

683 So.2d 1086 (1996)

The LIGHTHOUSE MISSION OF ORLANDO, INC., et al. Appellants, v. ESTATE OF Christine McGOWEN, etc., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Bonner of Eubanks, Hilyard, Rumbley, Meier & Lengauer, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Sharon Lee Stedman of Sharon Lee Stedman, P.A., Orlando, for Amicus Curiae Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

James R. Lavigne of Lavigne & Lane, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The Lighthouse Mission of Orlando, Inc. ("the Mission") and Margaret Powell, its founder and executive director, timely appeal the final judgment and order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial in favor of the Estate of Christine McGowen ("the Estate"). The judgment awarded the Estate $1.5 million following a trial in which the jury found the Mission and Powell negligent after one of the Mission's residents, an ex...

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