Dent v. Margaret Ann Super Markets

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed an order granting a new trial in Dent's action against Margaret Ann Super Markets, Inc. for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, in which a jury had returned a verdict in Dent's favor. The court reaffirmed that an order granting a new trial rests primarily in the trial court's sound legal discretion and will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear abuse of discretion, and found that no such abuse was shown.