Legal Opinion
Frank Special v. West Boca Medical Center
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 13, 2014No. SC11-2511PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, C.J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Special v. Baux, M.D., et al., 79 So.3d 755 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). In its decision, the district court ruled upon the following question, which the court certified to be of great public importance:
IN A CIVIL APPEAL, SHALL ERROR BE HELD HARMLESS WHERE IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE ERROR DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE JUDGMENT?
Id. at 771-72. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. As we explain below, we answer the certified question in the negative. We hold that the test for…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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