Legal Opinion
Higley v. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 28, 1988No. 70689PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOGAN, Justice.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal has certified the following question as one of great public importance:
MAY THE FLORIDA PATIENT’S COMPENSATION FUND MAINTAIN AN ACTION FOR INDEMNITY AGAINST A NEGLIGENT EMPLOYEE OF A HOSPITAL MEMBER OF THE FUND ON WHOSE BEHALF THE FUND HAS PAID A CLAIM PREDICATED SOLELY UPON THE EMPLOYEE’S NEGLIGENCE?
*866Higley v. Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund, 506 So.2d 483, 487 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution. We answer the certified question in the negative and quash the…
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