JESSE A. JONES, APPELLANT,

v.

BILLIE L. JONES, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Pascual v. Dozier, 771 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)
  …ts of a party, see Keller Indus, v. Volk, 657 So. 2d 1200, 1202-03 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); accordingly, the exclusion of the testimony of expert witnesses must be carefully considered and sparingly done. See Aguila-Rojas v. City Management Group Corp., 606 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Davis v. Pfund, 479 So. 2d 230 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). Furthermore, a trial court should exercise caution when the witness sought to be excluded is a party’s only witness or one of the party’s most important witnesses because if the…
• Tetrault v. Fairchild, 799 So. 2d 226 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
  …(Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 441 So. 2d 632 (Fla.1983); see also Tomlinson-McKenzie, 718 So. 2d at 396 (“ ‘Excluding the testimony of a witness is a harsh remedy which should be invoked sparingly.’ ”) (quoting Aguila-Rojas v. City Mgmt. Group Corp., 606 So. 2d 765, 766 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Conde v. Marlu Nav. Co., Ltd., 495 So. 2d 847 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).) In my view, the instant case does not present the sort of compelling circumstances that would have required the exclusion of Dr. Gordon’s testimony. Conclus…
• Metro. Dade Cnty. v. Bermudez, 648 So. 2d 197 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)
  …sed in accordance with a pretrial order. See Binger v. King Pest Control, 401 So. 2d 1310, 1318-14 (Fla.1981). But exclusion is a drastic remedy which should be utilized only in appropriate circumstances. Aguila-Rojas v. City Management Group Corp., 606 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Louisville Scrap Material Co. v. Petroleum Packers, Inc., 566 So. 2d 277, 278 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990); Acquisition Corp. of America v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co., 543 So. 2d 878, 881 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). Of paramount concern is prote…

Authorities Cited

• Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1980)
• Goldie Sobelman v. Sobelman, 541 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 1989)