Case Name: Lucille FOWLER and Albert Fowler, Appellants, v. N. GOLDRING CORPORATION and Gregory Moore, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-07-22
Citations: 582 So. 2d 802
Docket Number: No. 90-1851
Parties: Lucille FOWLER and Albert Fowler, Appellants, v. N. GOLDRING CORPORATION and Gregory Moore, Appellees.
Judges: NIMMONS, BARFIELD and ALLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 582
Pages: 802–803

Head Matter:
Lucille FOWLER and Albert Fowler, Appellants, v. N. GOLDRING CORPORATION and Gregory Moore, Appellees.
No. 90-1851.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 22, 1991.
James F. McKenzie of McKenzie, Millsap & Soloway, P.A., Pensacola, for appellants.
Carol Ann Ruebsamen and Jeffrey P. Gill of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Pensacola, for appel-lees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an automobile accident case wherein the appellants, plaintiffs below, complain of certain comments by defense counsel on closing argument. Appellants also challenge the jury verdict awarding the injured spouse, Mrs. Fowler, zero damages for future general (non-eeonomic) damages and awarding Mrs. Fowler's spouse zero damages for loss of consortium. We reverse for a new trial on damages.
We agree with appellants that appellees' argument to the jury about the "new American dream" was a blatant appeal to the sympathy and prejudice of the jurors and was not based upon any facts in evidence in this proceeding. The trial judge erred in allowing this argument to continue after objection by the appellants and abused his discretion in failing to grant a new trial on damages as a consequence of this argument.
In view of our reversal for new trial on damages, we need not reach the other issues.
REVERSED and REMANDED for new trial on damages.
NIMMONS, BARFIELD and ALLEN, JJ., concur.