ZORZOS v. ROSEN BY AND THROUGH ROSEN

No. 65239.

467 So.2d 305 (1985)

Michael ZORZOS, Royal Insurance Company of Canada, a Foreign Corporation, Champion Services, Inc. d/b/a Budget Rent-a-Car of Clearwater, Florida and National Union Fire Insurance Company Pittsburg, a New York Corporation, Petitioners, v. Stephen Joel ROSEN, a Minor By and Through His Father and Next Friend, Michael Rosen and Barbara Beth Rosen, a Minor, by and through Her Father and Friend, Michael Rosen, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Murman of Barr, Murman and Tonelli, Tampa, for Michael Zorzos and Royal Ins. Co. of Canada.

Chris W. Altenbernd and George A. Vaka of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, Tampa, for Champion Services, Inc., d/b/a Budget Rent-A-Car of Clearwater and Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co.

Walton B. Hallowes, Jr. of Wells, Gattis, Hallowes and Carpenter, Orlando, for respondents.

Marjorie Gadarian Graham of Jones and Foster, West Palm Beach, Florida and Professor Michael L. Richmond of Nova University Center for the Study of Law, Fort Lauderdale, amicus curiae for The Florida Defense Lawyers' Ass'n.

Richard A. Kupfer of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri and Roth, West Palm Beach, and Davis S. Schrager as President of ATLA, Philadelphia, amici curiae for The Ass'n of Trial Lawyers of America and The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.


SHAW, Justice.

This case is before the Court because of certified direct conflict between the decision below, Rosen v. Zorzos, 449 So.2d 359 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), and various decisions of other district courts. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b) and 4, Fla. Const.

Michael and Gail Rosen, in one automobile, collided with an automobile driven by petitioner Zorzos. As a result, Gail Rosen died and Michael Rosen...

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