SESHADRI v. MORALES

No. 81-630.

412 So.2d 39 (1982)

Induru SESHADRI, M.D., the Public Health Trust of Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital and Jackson Memorial Medical Center and the University of Miami School of Medicine, Appellants, v. Hungria MORALES, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Doris Morales, a Minor, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot and Henry Burnett, Miami, for appellants.

Horton, Perse & Ginsberg and Edward A. Perse, Deutsch & Blumberg, Miami, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.


BASKIN, Judge.

Finding no merit in appellants' contentions, we affirm the Final Judgment insofar as it holds appellants liable for medical malpractice resulting in the wrongful death of appellee's minor child. We reverse the monetary award and remand for a new trial solely on the question of damages because we find that comments by appellee's trial counsel concerning the "value of human life" and "value of an innocent baby" constituted error both inappropriate and...

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