Legal Opinion

Higgins v. Johnson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 24, 1983No. 82-2628PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

434 So.2d 976 (1983)

Chester HIGGINS, Appellant,

v.

Dr. Wesley JOHNSON, Appellee.

No. 82-2628.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 24, 1983.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1983.

Adrienne S. Weitzner, Sarasota, for appellant.

William E. Partridge of Dickinson, O'Riorden, Gibbons, Quale, Shields & Carlton, P.A., Sarasota, for appellee.

OTT, Chief Judge.

In the trial of this malpractice action, the trial court erroneously refused to instruct the jury on concurring and intervening causes — Florida Standard Jury Instruction (Civil) 5.1(b) and (c). We therefore reverse for a new trial.

Appella…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Spurlock v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Little v. MillerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hart v. SternDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Reyka v. Halifax Hosp. Dist.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Borges v. JacobsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Miller v. CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. Barabas v. RojasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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