R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY vs BARBARA JEAN JOHNSTON, ESTATE OF: FRANKLIN JAMES JOHNSTON

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. BARBARA JEAN JOHNSTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of FRANKLIN JAMES JOHNSTON, Appellee. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Opinion filed September 28, 2018. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County; Diana L. Moreland, Judge. Troy A. Fuhrman and Marie A. Borland of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa; and Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, NY, for Appellant. David J. Sales and Daniel R. Hoffman of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter; and Gary Paige of Gordon & Donor, P.A., Davie, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. SLEET, LUCAS, and BADALAMENTI, JJ., Concur. Case No. 2D17-1702

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