JOHNSON v. SCHNEEGOLD

No. 81-2027.

419 So.2d 684 (1982)

Richard JOHNSON, M.D., Appellant, v. Franklin G. SCHNEEGOLD, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven M. Schneegold, a Minor, Deceased, and On Behalf of the Survivors, Franklin G. Schneegold, Individually, and Judith Schneegold, His Wife, Parents of Steven M. Schneegold; Morton F. Plant Hospital Association, Inc., and John Patrick Hanley, M.D., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Deacon, Jr., of Harris, Barrett & Dew, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Stevan T. Northcutt of Levine, Freedman, Hirsch & Levinson, Tampa, for appellee Schneegold.


DANAHY, Judge.

Appellee Schneegold brought this suit as personal representative of the estate of his minor child, Steven, and on behalf of Steven's survivors (his parents) to recover damages for alleged medical malpractice resulting in Steven's death. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. The defendants sought to tax costs against the survivors individually, but the trial judge awarded costs only against Schneegold in his capacity as personal representative...

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