Legal Opinion

Special v. Baux

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 16, 2011No. 4D08-2511PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*757GROSS, J.

Frank Special, as the personal representative of his wife’s estate, appeals a final judgment in favor of the defendants below, Dr. Ivo Baux, his related corporations, and West Boca Medical Center, Inc. Special raises three claims. We affirm on all three, but write to discuss Special’s contention that the trial court erred in limiting the cross-examination of one of the defendants’ expert witnesses.

In considering that issue, we take up this case en banc to reconsider other decisions of this court describing the harmless error test in civil cases. We hold that our cases using an…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  4. Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  5. People v. RossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  5. Neuteleers v. Patio Homeowners Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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