Legal Opinion
School Board of Broward County v. Surette
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 28, 1981No. 78-191PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Judge.
The tragedy in this case has spawned a number of cases in the trial court as well as a number of appeals and petitions in the appellate system. The appellees’ decedent, Diane Surette, age thirteen, was struck by an automobile owned by Arthur Galiardo, Jr. and driven by Joan Galiardo on September 15, 1971 while she was waiting for a school bus. She passed away twenty-nine days later.
Two suits were commenced as a result of this unfortunate accident. In Case No. 1, Virginia and Gilbert Surette, as parents of the decedent, sued the School Board of Bro-ward County, its insurer,…
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