Consolidated City of Jacksonville v. Teage

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Consolidated City of Jacksonville v. Teage

424 So. 2d 67, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21780

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedDecember 14, 1982

DocketNo. AJ-93

StatusPublished

Cited by1 cases

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Consolidated City of Jacksonville v. Teage, 424 So. 2d 67, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21780 (Fla. Ct. App. 1982).

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Opinion

MILLS, Judge.

The Consolidated City of Jacksonville appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict. We affirm.

Teague was awarded $18,000 for injuries done during his arrest by the City’s police officers.

We do not find that one witness’s use of the term “aggravation” in describing an old fracture which became symptomatic upon the arrest requires a new trial. The case was not tried upon a theory of aggravation nor was the jury instructed on aggravation.

The description by Teage of his treatment by the officers supports the jury’s finding of excessive use of force.

The amount of the verdict is clearly within the jury’s discretion considering the past and continuing medical bills and lost wages.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., C.J., and McCORD, J., concur.

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