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GRANT v. SEDCO CORPORATION

No. 78-231.

364 So.2d 774 (1978)

Joe Edward GRANT, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Frances W. Grant, Deceased, Appellant, v. SEDCO CORPORATION, C.R. Parker, and Continental Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk M. Gibbons and David B. McEwen of Gibbons, Tucker, McEwen, Smith, Cofer & Taub, Tampa, for appellant.

Jacqueline R. Griffin of Wells, Gattis & Hallowes, Orlando, for appellees.

OTT, Judge.

The following question has been certified to this court:

Can the so-called doctrine of "equitable adoption" be applied to authorize a claim under the Florida Wrongful Death Act on behalf of a minor who is neither the natural child nor the legally adopted child of a decedent?

We answer the question in the negative.

When Mikel Marks was approximately 3 days old, his natural mother entered into a contract with Frances Grant a/k/a...

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