Case Name: WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Allora CROWELL, and Charles Crowell, her husband, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-03-22
Citations: 651 So. 2d 1311
Docket Number: No. 94-1679
Parties: WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Allora CROWELL, and Charles Crowell, her husband, Appellees.
Judges: Before HUBBART, COPE and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 651
Pages: 1311–1312

Head Matter:
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Allora CROWELL, and Charles Crowell, her husband, Appellees.
No. 94-1679.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 22, 1995.
Richard N. Blank, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Simon & Nelson, Maland & Ross and Lauri Waldman Ross, Miami, for appellees.
Before HUBBART, COPE and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., appeals an adverse final judgment in a premises liability case. As to the first issue, we affirm because (a) the point was not preserved for appellate review, see Ter Keurst v. Miami Elevator Co., 486 So.2d 547, 550 (Fla.1986), and (b) in any event, the "back-strike" was exercised prior to the swearing of the jury. See Fla. R.Civ.P. 1.431(f) & committee note to 1988 amendment.
The second issue on appeal has merit. Ap-pellees concede that the award for future medical expenses is excessive. The future medical award was $25,000 but must be reduced to $5,700, which is the amount supported by the evidence. In addition, the award for past medical expenses was $20,000 but must be reduced to $19,106.42, which is the amount supported by the evidence. These corrected amounts are subject to further reduction on account of plaintiffs 20 percent comparative negligence. Accordingly, we reverse the final judgment as to amount and remand with directions to reduce the awards for past and future medical expenses, and to recalculate the final judgment amount.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.