KIRKLAND EX REL. KIRKLAND v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. BE-93.

489 So.2d 800 (1986)

Brenda Lee KIRKLAND, Incompetent, by and through Her Legally Appointed Guardian, Emma Lee KIRKLAND, and John C. Kirkland and Emma Lee Kirkland, Individually, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Northeast Florida State Hospital, an Agency of the State of Florida, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Facciolo of Searcy & Facciolo, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellants.

Jerrold K. Phillips of Brooks, Callahan & Phillips, Tallahassee, for appellees.


SMITH, Judge.

Appellant (Kirkland) appeals a partial summary judgment in favor of appellees on her claim for medical malpractice. The trial court's order left standing Kirkland's claim against appellees of negligent supervision. We dismiss the appeal on jurisdictional grounds and remand for further proceedings.

Kirkland, who suffers from severe mental illness, was voluntarily committed to Northeast Florida State Hospital (NFSH), administered by the Department...

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