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Barbara MALEC, Appellant, v. Millicent HALTER, Appellee.
    No. 68-422.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
    Dec. 16, 1968.
    Rehearing Denied Jan. 17, 1969.
    Howard A. Rose, Cristol & Rose and Charles Appel, Miami, for appellant.
    Preddy, Haddad, Kutner & Hardy, Miami, for appellee.
    Before CHARLES CARROLL, C. J., and PEARSON and BARKDULL, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

Appellant [plaintiff in the trial court] seeks review of a favorable jury verdict, contending that the trial judge committed error when he refused to permit medical bills [incurred as a result of an alleged accident] to be introduced by the plaintiff, who was a married woman.

At common law, the prevailing party plaintiff could not seek review of a favorable verdict. This has been modified in this State by judicial rulings. Paul v. Kanter, Fla.App.1963, 155 So.2d 402; 2 Fla.Jur., Appeals, § 10. A condition permitting a plaintiff [recovering a favorable verdict] to seek appellate review is that a motion for new trial be addressed to the trial court urging inadequacy of the verdict. Guarria v. State Road Department of Florida, Fla.App.1960, 117 So.2d 5; Paul v. Kanter, supra. This was not done in the instant case and, therefore, we do not disturb the verdict and final judgment here under review.

Affirmed.