Legal Opinion

Zaretsky v. Jacobson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 1961No. 59-346PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CARROLL, CHAS., Judge.

Appellant filed an action for damages against the appellee doctors following adverse results of an operation, charging negligence and trespass to his person. On the first appearance of the case here we reversed a summary judgment for defendants. Zaretsky v. Jacobson, Fla.App. 1958, 99 So.2d 730. The present appeal is from a judgment for defendants based on a jury verdict. We now find error and reverse the case for a new trial, because the court charged the jury that in an action for malpractice the professional character and reputation of the physician was the most…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Foster v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  2. Stauf v. HoldenSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  3. Zaretsky v. JacobsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hondroulis v. SchumacherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989

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