[DOWNLOAD] "Decicco v. Trinidad Area Health Association" by Supreme Court of Florida # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Decicco v. Trinidad Area Health Association
- Author : Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 15, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
Plaintiff, Joe DeCicco, sued defendants, Trinidad Area Health Association and Louis Foubare for the wrongful death of plaintiffs wife, Carol DeCicco, and for outrageous conduct relative to her death. At trial the wrongful death claim was dismissed, and, although plaintiff had sought only $20,000 actual and $30,000 exemplary damages in his complaint, the jury awarded him $30,000 actual and $70,000 exemplary damages. Thereafter, the trial court granted defendants motion to reduce the verdict to conform to the amount stated in the complaint, and plaintiff appeals that ruling. Defendants cross-appeal, claiming first, that the trial court should have granted their motion for a directed verdict because dismissal of plaintiffs wrongful death claim precluded an award for outrageous conduct, and also that the evidence was insufficient to go to the jury on outrageous conduct. We reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to reinstate the original verdict.