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RUSSELL, INC. v. TRENTO

No. 82-1445.

445 So.2d 390 (1984)

RUSSELL, INC., Appellant, v. Norma TRENTO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Trento, Deceased, for the Use and Benefit of Norma Trento, As Surviving Mother of the Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot and Henry Burnett and Michael J. Murphy and Kathleen Williams, Miami, for appellant.

Magill, Reid, Kuvin & Lewis and R. Fred Lewis, Miami, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and NESBITT, JJ.

Substituted Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Russell, Inc. contests the final judgment which awarded the surviving mother, Mrs. Trento, $1,125,000. and the estate of Anthony Trento, $2,435.35.

Anthony Trento was a 13 year old boy who was electrocuted while climbing a large ficus tree whose overgrowth hid the powerlines. The tree was located on a municipal right of way and maintained by Florida Power and Light Company (F.P.L.). Mrs. Trento brought a wrongful...

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