BROWN v. FORD

No. 1D04-1525.

900 So.2d 646 (2005)

Sylvester BROWN, Charles Christopher Whiting, and Jose Smith, Appellants, v. Susie FORD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy Raffles Gunn of Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., Tampa, for Appellants.

Scott E. Gwartney and Matthew K. Foster of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding punitive and compensatory damages to the plaintiff for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. The collision occurred during a high speed police chase while two of the defendants attempted to avoid an arrest for sale of cocaine. We conclude that the trial judge erred in allowing the drug crime to become a feature of the trial for the automobile collision. Therefore, we reverse for a new trial on the plaintiff...

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