NORTH BROWARD HOSP. DIST. v. ELDRED

No. 83-1864.

466 So.2d 1210 (1985)

NORTH BROWARD Hospital District, d/b/a Broward General Medical Center, Appellant, v. Brent R. Eldred, a Minor, by and through His Parents and Next Friends, Susan E. Eldred and Richard K. Eldred, Individually, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen Mills Gibbs of Gibbs & Zei, and William D. Ricker, Jr., of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Parks, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow & Olin, P.A., Miami, for appellees.


GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment against appellant in favor of the minor appellee for $900,000. While we affirm the amount of the judgment, we remand with direction that upon payment by appellant to appellee's parents and next friends of the statutory maximum of $50,000 provided at the time of the 1977 incident by section 768.28(5), Florida Statutes (1975), said parents and next friends shall be required to execute and deliver a satisfaction of...

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