HUMBER v. ROSS

No. 83-839.

452 So.2d 1086 (1984)

William A. HUMBER and Dorothy Humber, His Wife, Appellants, v. Thomas ROSS, M.D., etc., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Dean of William de Forest Thompson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Marjorie Gadarian Graham, Jones & Foster, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee, Fla. Patient's Compensation Fund.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., and Maria P. Sperando, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, for intervenor, Veterans Admin.


DAUKSCH, JAMES C., Jr., Associate Judge.

This matter is before us for review of an order dismissing a medical malpractice case. The complaint alleged a physician and a hospital injured a patient by failing to properly care for him. After the suit was instituted the plaintiff amended the complaint to include the Florida Patient's Compensation Fund in order to obtain from the Fund a portion of the damages sought for the injuries.

In its motion to dismiss, the...

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