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STEPHENS v. ROHDE

No. BE-446.

478 So.2d 862 (1985)

June Keene STEPHENS, Appellant, v. John F. ROHDE, As Executor of the Estate of Ronald F. Rohde, Deceased, and Allstate Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.B. Stockton, Jr., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Carl Scott Schuler of S. Thompson Tygart, Jr., P.A., Jacksonville, for appellees.

MILLS, Judge.

Stephens appeals from an order striking her claim for punitive damages against a deceased tortfeasor. We reverse, and remand for a new trial on punitive damages only.

Stephens was injured in a collision with an automobile driven by Ronald Rohde. Rohde subsequently died of causes unrelated to the accident and his executor was substituted as a defendant in Stephens' suit for compensatory and punitive damages. The punitive damages claim was stricken...

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