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SCHNEPEL v. GOUTY

No. 1D99-1337.

766 So.2d 418 (2000)

J. Alan SCHNEPEL, Appellant, v. John M. GOUTY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris Brown and Tonia Yazgi of Brown, Obringer, Beardsley & DeCandio, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Edward McCarthy, III, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

BENTON, J.

Injured by a bullet fired from J. Alan Schnepel's gun, John M. Gouty sued both the gun owner and its manufacturer, Glock, Inc. (Glock). Before the trial began, he received $137,500 for dismissing his claim against Glock. Motions on that account to reduce damages awarded against Mr. Schnepel were denied. We now reverse with directions that the trial court set off a portion of the settlement proceeds against the economic damages awarded.

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