HARRIS v. BERKOWITZ

No. 82-1257.

433 So.2d 613 (1983)

Marshall HARRIS, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven Harris, Deceased, Marshall Harris, Individually, and South Carolina Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Samuel BERKOWITZ, As Personal Representative of the Estate of David Berkowitz, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald E. Rosser, Miami, for appellants.

Podhurst, Orseck, Parks, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow & Olin and Joel S. Perwin, Miami, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, BARKDULL and BASKIN, JJ.


BASKIN, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the law of Florida permitting full recovery or the law of Maine limiting recovery applies in the determination of damages for wrongful death. The trial court applied Florida law and entered final judgment in favor of appellee in the amount of $100,000. We affirm.

The stipulated facts disclose that Steven Harris and David Berkowitz, Florida residents planning to return to Florida after attending summer...

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