Case Name: Wright Carlton, Plaintiff in Error, vs. F. T. Vaux, Defendant in Error
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1931-08-03
Citations: 102 Fla. 708
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wright Carlton, Plaintiff in Error, vs. F. T. Vaux, Defendant in Error.
Judges: Whitfield, P.J., and Terrell, J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 102
Pages: 708–709

Head Matter:
Wright Carlton, Plaintiff in Error, vs. F. T. Vaux, Defendant in Error.
136 So. 344.
Division B.
Opinion filed August 3, 1931.
Alto Adams, of Fort Pierce, for Plaintiff in Error;
G. B. Nottingham and Burr S. Btottle, of Fort Pierce, for Defendant in Error.

Opinion:
Davis, J.
— In this case the evidence does not show liability of the defendant below for the entire amount of the damages recovered. Where the evidence does not show liability for the amount of damages awarded, and is so lacking in essential particulars that are reasonably appropriate for an estimate of the damages which might be recoverable from the defendant, that the court cannot with satisfactory certainty determine what would be a proper remittitur, the judgment must be reversed for a new trial. Southern Utilities Co. v. Davis, 83 Fla. 366, 92 So. 683; Plant City v. Muse, 71 Fla. 126; 70 So. 1005; A. C. L. R. Co. v. Brash, 73 Fla. 478, 74 So. 503.
Reversed.
Whitfield, P.J., and Terrell, J., concur.
Buford, C.J., and Brown, J., concur in the opinion and judgment.
Ellis, J., dissents.