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MIAMI HERALD, November 8, 1985
Broward

"Car crash nets pair millions awarded $8.6 million by jury"

Couple from Boca severely injured
A Broward County jury awarded $3.5 million Thursday to a Boca Raton couple injured in an April 1984 automobile accident.

Charles Gray, a Winn-Dixie warehouse worker, and his wife, Jane, a housewife, have been unable to function normally since the head-on collision at State Road 810 and Northwest 39th Avenue in Coconut Creek, attorney Scott Schlesinger said.

Charles Gray, 60, walks with discomfort. His wife, 58, is barely ambulatory.

Cynthia Merle Lewis, 18, admitted liability in the accident, Broward circuit Judge John Ferris said.

The jury awarded the Grays $1.75 million each for their suffering.

"I think they've done a very good job," Charles Gray said later. "It doesn't really change anything, but we're very happy with the job the lawyers have done."

He added that he and his wife have yet to decide how to spend the money they expect to receive from Wausau Underwriters Insurance co. He also refused to say how much of the award will wind up in his lawyer's pocket.

Neither Lewis nor her attorney, Charles Kessier of Fort Lauderdale, could be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.

Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A. represents clients throughout the state of Florida including the cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Carol City, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Jupiter, Lake Worth, Miramar, Miami, Oakland Park, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Springs, Pompano Beach, and Rivera Beach

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