STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH v. YAMUNI

No. 85-730.

498 So.2d 441 (1986)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Stella YAMUNI, As Adoptive Mother, Next Friend and Guardian of Sean Yamuni, a Minor, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Certification Granted October 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson and George W. Chesrow and Joan S. Buckley and Denise Stewart, Miami, for appellant.

George, Hartz & Lundeen, Daniels & Hicks and Ralph O. Anderson, Miami, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


NESBITT, Judge.

The only point raised by this appeal that merits consideration is whether the trial court erred in denying the motion made by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) for a directed verdict at the close of Stella Yamuni's (Yamuni) case-in-chief. We find it did not and affirm.

This action was instituted by Sean Yamuni's (Sean) adoptive mother, next of friend and guardian, Yamuni. HRS was sued for its alleged negligence in:...

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