645 So. 2d 1286 - Drury v. Kitchen’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The verdict of a jury will not be set aside by reason of an incorrect instruction absent a showing of prejudice such that the jury was misled to such an extent that it was unable to render a just verdict. * * * * * * The mere discovery of an error in the trial judge's instructions does not, of itself, justify an appellate court conducting the equivalent of a trial de novo, without first measuring the gravity and degree of the error, and considering the instructions as a whole and the circumstances of the case... In reviewing the record, the manifest error standard for appellate review may not be ignored unless the jury charges were so incorrect or inadequate as to preclude the jury from reaching a verdict based on the law and facts.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schlesinger v. Herzog · 668 So. 2d 397 - Green v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.