Hartsfield v. Orlando Regional Med. Ctr.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• error to deny motion for new trial where jury awarded zero damages to mother despite existence of clear evidence of reasonably necessary future medical expenses for son
• “The law seems to be very clear, almost without exception, that when a plaintiff has suffered some damages from the negligence of the defendant, the jury cannot reasonably return a verdict for zero damages, and the appellant is entitled to a new trial.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).