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David DUNLOP and M. Jeanette Dunlop, Appellants/Cross Appellees, v. JACK ECKERD CORPORATION, et al., Appellees/Cross Appellants.
    No. 82-2022.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    March 7, 1984.
    Nancy Little Hoffmann of Hoffmann & Burris, P.A., and Scott A. DiSalvo of Fazio, Dawson & DiSalvo, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants/cross appellees.
    Michael J. Ferrin of Beverly & Freeman, West Palm Beach, for Consolidated Aluminum.
    Paul R. Regensdorf and Jonathan L. Gaines of Fleming, O’Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale for appellees/cross appellants Eckerd and Chubb.
   PER CURIAM.

This cause is per curiam affirmed. We are not united on what we individually would have done at the trial level, but we are all firmly of the opinion that the granting of a new trial was within the trial court’s discretion and therefore not reversible. Wackenhut Corp. v. Canty, 359 So.2d 430 (Fla.1978).

Before a new trial is had on this cause, we would urge the trial court to ensure full discovery on the question of accidents involving comparable stepladders. Once again, while we do not feel we can reverse the finding of a good faith effort to comply with the discovery orders, we are concerned with the adequacy of the answers given.

LETTS, BERANEK and HERSEY, JJ., concur.