UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, APPELLANT,

v.

RICHARD E. KIIBLER, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL SUE BROWN KIIBLER, DECEASED, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Fla. First Nat'l Bank OF Jacksonville v. Dent, 404 So. 2d 1123 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981)
  …enying the motions. The bank appeals this denial. The trial court enjoys broad discretion in considering whether to grant a motion for new trial and that discretion will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of abuse. Saunders v. Smith, 382 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); Cloud v. Fallis, 110 So. 2d 669 (Fla.1959). Further, a trial court should not grant a motion for new trial unless a jury of reasonable people could not have reached the verdict rendered. City of Hollywood v. Jarkesy, 343. So. 2d…
• Ingrid Hernandez v. Feliciano, 890 So. 2d 401 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
  …ion. If the trial court concluded that a new trial should be granted because it felt that it erred by not giving the special instruction on its own motion, that is an unreasonable view of the responsibility of a trial court. E.g., Saunders v. Smith, 382 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980) (recognizing that the trial court’s failure to act sua sponte without a specific request by a party should not be grounds for a new trial except in the most severe case). In light of Feliciano’s failure to pursue the matter furth…
• Edberto Figueiras and Gloria Figueiras v. State, 538 So. 2d 980 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989)
  …PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See and compare Diaz v. Rodriguez, 384 So. 2d 906 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980); Saunders v. Smith, 382 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980).…

Authorities Cited

• Sari Posner v. Posner, 315 So. 2d 175 (Fla. 1975)
• All-Star Ins. Corp. v. Scandia, Inc., 353 So. 2d 171 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977)
• In re Est. of Alek G. Lunga v. Mallory Horton and Samuel J. Hannon, 322 So. 2d 560 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975)