Case Name: Walter BRYANT, Appellant, v. John WALSH; William Balkwill, Sheriff of Sarasota County; and Sarasota County, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-12-31
Citations: 863 So. 2d 1229
Docket Number: No. 2D03-358
Parties: Walter BRYANT, Appellant, v. John WALSH; William Balkwill, Sheriff of Sarasota County; and Sarasota County, Appellees.
Judges: WHATLEY and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 863
Pages: 1229–1229

Head Matter:
Walter BRYANT, Appellant, v. John WALSH; William Balkwill, Sheriff of Sarasota County; and Sarasota County, Appellees.
No. 2D03-358.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 31, 2003.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 30, 2004.
Audrey Bear of Law Office of Audrey Bear, P.A., Sarasota, Michele S. Stephan, Venice, and John P. Graves of Law Office of John P. Graves, Jr., Chartered, Sarasota, for Appellant.
Jorge L. Fernández, County Attorney, and Milan Brkich, Assistant County Attorney, Sarasota, for Appellees.

Opinion:
VILLANTI, Judge.
Walter Bryant appeals the trial court's order granting a new trial based on its determination that the verdict entered in Bryant's favor was against the manifest weight of the evidence. The order failed to provide express reasons from the record to support the conclusion that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. See Wackenhut Corp. v. Canty, 359 So.2d 430, 434 (Fla.1978); Hawk v. Seaboard Sys. R.R., 547 So.2d 669, 671 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989). We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in determining the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. Accordingly, the order granting new trial is reversed and the cause remanded for reinstatement of the jury's verdict.
Reversed and remanded.
WHATLEY and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.