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BALKARAN v. GOOTOFF

No. 4D99-2201.

789 So.2d 399 (2001)

Jagnarine BALKARAN and Lillowtie Balkaran, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Marie Kivan GOOTOFF, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold R. Ginsberg of Ginsberg & Schwartz, Miami, and Steven Farbman of Singer, Farbman & Associates, Hollywood, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Warren Kwavnick of Cooney, Mattson, Lance, Blackburn, Richards & O'Connor, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/crossappellant.

MAY, MELANIE G., Associate Judge.

The split personality of the term "legal cause" and its application to this personal injury action reminds us of how critical the wording of jury instructions and verdict forms are to the outcome of a case. In the trial of this two car accident, the defense mounted a two-part assault on the plaintiff's theory of liability and damages: the plaintiff's negligence contributed to the accident, and the majority of the damages claimed were...

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