Eppes v. Covey

CARROLL, DONALD K, Chief Judge.

The defendant in an action for wrongful death has appealed from a final judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Duval County based upon a jury verdict for the plaintiff.

The principal question which we are required to answer on this appeal is whether the divorced mother of the deceased boy has a right of action under the Florida Death by Wrongful Death Act to recover damages for his death.

Section 768.03, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., under which the present action was filed, provides as follows:

“768.03 Parties in actions for death of minor child; damages. —…