DADE COUNTY SCH. BD. v. GARCIA

No. 98-775.

723 So.2d 377 (1998)

The DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Appellant, v. Victor GARCIA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simmons & Clyne, and Donnise A. Desouza, Miami, for appellant.

Rodrigo L. Saavedra, Jr., and Michael Publiese, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Dade County School Board ("School Board") appeals an adverse final judgment in an automobile negligence case brought by plaintiff Victor Garcia ("Garcia"). We reverse.

Without addressing in depth the rather basic facts in this case, suffice it to say that we conclude the trial court abused its discretion in bifurcating the trial, excluding impeachment testimony, and in failing to grant a new trial after evidence was presented that the jury improperly...

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