BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA, INC. v. McVEY

No. 97-05391.

739 So.2d 646 (1999)

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA, INC., d/b/a Beverly Gulf Coast-Florida, Inc., d/b/a Manhattan Convalescent Center, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Bill McVEY, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eldridge McVey, and Ruby McVey, Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Gallagher, Betsy E. Gallagher, and J. Bowen Brown of Gallagher & Howard, Tampa, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Charles P. Schropp and Donna S. Koch of Schropp, Buell & Elligett, P.A., Tampa, and Robert E. Sharbaugh of Nursing Home Abuse Law Center, Tampa, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants McVeys.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellee Attorney General.


PATTERSON, Chief Judge.

Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. (Beverly) appeals from an adverse jury verdict in favor of Bill McVey, as personal representative of the estate of Eldridge McVey, and Ruby McVey (collectively McVey). McVey cross-appeals, asserting it was error to include an additional party on the verdict form for the determination of percentages of liability. We affirm as to the main appeal and reverse as to the cross-appeal.

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