GOOTEE v. CLEVINGER

No. 5D00-218.

778 So.2d 1005 (2000)

John GOOTEE, etc., Appellant, v. Sidney CLEVINGER, M.D., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Knox, of Morgan, Colling & Gilbert, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Jennings L. Hurt, III and Mary Gannon-McMurry, of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.


GRIFFIN, J.

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered after a jury verdict in favor of the defendants below. Because the lower court erred in failing to excuse two jurors for cause, we reverse.

The appellant, John Gootee [ "Gootee"], as personal representative of the Estate of Leonie Gootee (his wife), was the plaintiff below in a wrongful death claim based on the alleged medical malpractice of the appellee, Sidney Clevinger, M.D. [ "Clevinger"]. The...

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