KARL v. DADE COUNTY

No. 63-782.

164 So.2d 843 (1964)

Cynthia KARL as natural mother of Jeffrey Allen Groves, a/k/a Jeffrey Allen Goldman, a/k/a Jeffrey Allen Karl, a deceased minor, Appellant, v. DADE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert E. Schrader, Jr., Coral Gables, for appellant.

Dixon, DeJarnette, Bradford, Williams, McKay & Kimbrell, and Paul A. Carlson & John W. Thornton, Miami, for appellee.

Before HORTON, TILLMAN PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the summary final judgment entered in favor of defendant.

Jeffrey Allen Groves, the 17 month old child of appellant, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital on June 12, 1961 for emergency treatment. The child died on the operating table while undergoing surgery.

His step-father, Jan Karl was convicted of manslaughter for inflicting the physical injuries upon the child which resulted in death. This court affirmed...

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