Court Opinion

ID: 9759946
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 00:34:11.333264+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:06.436873
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
PER CURIAM.
In its motion for rehearing, appellant offers to remit all damages except the amount of $621.00 which the jury found to be the value of the glass broken when the chain hoist snapped. It is appellant’s contention that upon its offer to remit the other damages this Court should reverse and render the case in behalf of the appellant for the amount of $621.00 and costs of court. Contrary to appellant’s contention we do not think appellant was entitled to the $621.-00 damages as a matter of law.
 We are aware of the authority of this Court to render a judgment in cases where severable items of damages are conceded to have been erroneously submitted, and followed by the conceding party’s offer of remittitur. However, the facts and circumstances peculiar to this case do not bring this rule into effect. We remain convinced that all items of damages in this case should have been submitted under proper instructions in accordance with the original opinion.
The fact the pleadings and evidence supported the jury’s finding that appellee had notice of the use to which appellant was to put the connecting link goes to the question of the implied warranty rather than to the foreseeability of probable damage to glass that was to be handled by appellant.
In addition it appears from the record that the case was not fully developed in the previous trial.
Appellant’s motion for rehearing is accordingly overruled.