FLORIDA PATIENT'S COMP. FUND v. BOUCHOC

Nos. 69230, 69493 and 69421.

514 So.2d 52 (1987)

FLORIDA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND, Petitioner, v. George BOUCHOC, et al., Respondents. WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL, INC., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND, Respondent. Elmer Maurer, M.D., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND, RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe N. Unger of the Law Offices of Joe N. Unger, P.A., Miami, Marguerite H. Davis of Swann & Haddock, P.A., Tallahassee, for Florida Patient's Comp. Fund.

Betsy E. Gallagher of Kubicki, Bradley, Draper, Gallagher & McGrane, Miami, for Bouchoc and St. Francis.

Julian Clarkson and Richard Nichols of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for Edna Peterson.

James C. Blecke, Miami, for Pierre Grondin, M.D.

Janet W. Adams and Jeffrey C. Fulford of Adams, Hill, Fulford and Morgan, Orlando, for Winter Haven Hosp., Inc.

Julian Clarkson of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for Elmer Maurer.


GRIMES, Justice.

We have for review two cases of the district courts of appeal which conflict with each other on the same point of law. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.1

A more detailed recitation of the underlying facts may be found in the district courts' opinions. For our purposes, it is sufficient to recognize that Maurer, Bouchoc and the hospitals were all unsuccessful defendants in medical malpractice actions in which...

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