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TROWELL v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

No. 4D00-4625.

813 So.2d 1042 (2002)

Joseph Earl TROWELL, Appellant, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., a foreign corporation organized and authorized to conduct business in the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Ackerman, Jr., of Boose Casey Ciklin Lubitz Martens McBane & O'Connell, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Rhea P. Grossman of Carman, Beauchamp & Sang, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellee.

STEVENSON, J.

In this appeal, a negligence plaintiff contends that the trial court abused its discretion in (1) denying his motion for a new trial on damages following a verdict awarding $8,081.38 for past medical expenses and nothing for past pain and suffering and (2) in permitting him to be impeached with convictions that took place more than ten years prior to the trial. We find no abuse of discretion in either ruling and affirm.

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