An elderly Florida homeowner suing his insurer over sewage damage broke his leg when his wheelchair flipped outside the courthouse, and the trial went ahead without him; an appeals court has now ordered a new trial

• The appeals court overturned the jury's verdict, reopening the homeowner's insurance coverage dispute for a new trial.
• A trip to the court house that was expected to bring an elderly Florida homeowner closer to resolving a long running insurance dispute ended in a medical emergency.
• The homeowner broke his leg and had to have surgery after his wheelchair tipped over in the courthouse parking lot, and so he couldn’t participate in his own trial.