ELGIN SWEEPER CO. v. TEJADA

Nos. 96-1823, 96-199.

697 So.2d 180 (1997)

ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Manuel TEJADA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angones, Hunter, McClure, Lynch & Williams and Christopher Lynch, Miami, for appellant.

Beckham & Beckham and Pamela Beckham, North Miami Beach, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Elgin Sweeper Company, defendant below, appeals from two final orders: one for damages and one taxing costs. We reverse.

Manuel Tejada, an employee of the City of Miami, was injured while operating a street sweeper manufactured by Elgin. He sued Elgin for strict liability in tort and negligent design. The jury returned a verdict for Tejada; Elgin appeals and raises four issues. Two of the issues concern comments made by Tejada's counsel during...

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