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STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. KNAPP

Case No. 5D19-2219.

308 So.3d 689 (2020)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. David C. KNAPP and Logan K. Atkinson, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 11, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Kwavnick and Kelly Lenahan , of Cooney Trybus Kwavnick Peets, PLC, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Christopher V. Carlyle , of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, Orlando, and Andrew B. Pickett , of Andrew Pickett Law, PLLC, Melbourne, for Appellee David C. Knapp.

No Appearance for Appellee Logan K. Atkinson.

In this action for uninsured motorist benefits, State Farm Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") appeals an adverse final judgment. We agree with State Farm that it was improper for plaintiff's counsel to suggest to prospective jurors that empathy was a proper consideration in reaching a verdict. See, e.g., Joe v. State,

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