MELKONIAN v. BROWARD CTY. BD. OF CTY. COM'RS

No. 4D02-800.

844 So.2d 785 (2003)

Armen MELKONIAN and Diana Melkonian, Appellants, v. BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara J. Compiani of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach and Theodore L. DiSalvo of Kogan & DiSalvo, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellants.

Edward A. Dion, County Attorney for Broward County, Andrew J. Meyers, Chief Appellate Counsel, and Tamara M. Scrudders, Assistant County Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


SHAHOOD, J.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly provided the jury with instructions which were confusing, misleading, and inaccurate, thereby resulting in prejudice to appellants. We agree with appellants and reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellants, Armen and Diana Melkonian, filed a negligence action against the Broward County Board of County Commissioners for damages resulting from injuries sustained in a...

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