POWELL v. HEGNEY

No. 69-816.

239 So.2d 599 (1970)

Robert W. POWELL, Individually and As Father and Next Friend of James Powell, a Minor, Appellants, v. William Frederick HEGNEY and Yvonne Irene Hegney, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Klein, of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, McKeown & Dell, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Carl E. Jenkins, of Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder, Carson & Wahl, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


METZGER, JOSEPH P., Associate Judge.

The sole point to be considered in this opinion is whether or not the trial court committed reversible error in omitting from its charge to the jury certain elements of damage as contained in Florida Standard Jury Instruction 6.2.

The plaintiff is a seventeen year old boy, who, at the age of ten had one of his legs amputated above the knee because of cancer. In spite of his handicap the plaintiff developed into an extremely...

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