CHARLES BRUNSON, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Agrofollajes, S.A. v. E.I. DU Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., 48 So. 3d 976 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)
  …t. We agree with Du Pont that the trial court erred when it consolidated the individual claims brought by the twenty-seven plaintiffs against Du Pont. Therefore, we reverse and remand for new, separate trials. In State Farm Fla. Ins. Co. v. Bonham, 886 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004), the Fifth District Court of Appeal provided guidance regarding Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.270(a) by outlining five conditions to consider in determining whether the consolidation or the separation of trials is proper. In…
• Commercial Carriers Corp. v. Kester Ray Kelley, Jr., 920 So. 2d 739 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006)
  …” order a joint trial, or “may” order consolidation, or “may” make such other orders as “may” tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay. That discretion should not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. See State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Bonham, 886 So. 2d 1072, 1074 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). The mere fact that separate actions arise out of the same motor vehicle accident does not mandate a consolidation. See Pages v. Dominguez By & Through Dominguez, 652 So. 2d 864 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). A petitioner seeking ce…
• Tracey v. Swanholm Cent., LLC, 223 So. 3d 448 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
  …a medical malpractice action, and more importantly, Mr. Tracey would have no recourse if separate trials resulted in inconsistent and repugnant verdicts. In its order, the trial court mistakenly relied on State Farm Florida Insurance Co. v. Bonham, 886 So. 2d 1072, 1075 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004), in denying the motion to consolidate. In State Farm, the plaintiff sued the seller and broker of a house alleging that they concealed and failed to disclose sinkhole damage to the home prior to her purchase of it. Id. at 1…

Authorities Cited

• Johnson v. State, 786 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. 2001)