CORBETT v. DADE CTY. BD., PUB. INSTR.

No. 78-1135.

372 So.2d 971 (1979)

Alice CORBETT, As Mother and Natural Guardian of Elizabeth Dora Quevedo, a Minor, Appellant, v. DADE COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, and Admiral Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Feldman, Miami, for appellant.

Knight, Peters, Pickle, Niemoeller & Flynn, Jeanne Heyward, Miami, for appellees.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and SCHWARTZ, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Judge.

The minor plaintiff-appellant appeals from a jury verdict and judgment of $5,000 rendered in her favor. She contends that the trial judge erroneously refused to instruct the jury as to her right to recover for future damages. We hold that the evidence at the trial required the granting of such a charge and accordingly reverse the judgment under review.

The action below arose out of an incident which occurred while the plaintiff, "Dori" Quevado...

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