FRANCES COFRANCESCO, WIDOW OF MARIO F. COFRANCESCO, DECEASED, APPELLANT,
v.
CORAL GABLES GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND DOUGLAS ROAD MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEES; FRANCES COFRANCESCO, WIDOW OF MARIO F. COFRANCESCO, DECEASED, APPELLANT, V. MCCRIMMON, FITZGERALD AND ASSOCIATES, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEE
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This case involves consolidated appeals challenging a summary final judgment granted to hospital appellees. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding no genuine issue of material fact regarding the decedent's patient status or the hospital's duty of care.
No, the trial court did not err. The evidence presented showed no genuine issue of material fact that the decedent was not a patient of the hospital and that the hospital had no legal duty to perform services.
“The trial court properly entered a summary final judgment for the appellees because the pleadings, depositions and answers to interrogatories, together with the affidavits, show no genuine issue as to the fact that appellant's decedent was not a patient of the hospital, nor was the hospital under a legal duty to perform any services by reason of any fact in the evidence.”
This quote explains the basis for the court's affirmance of the summary judgment, highlighting the lack of a patient relationship and duty of care.
Appellant sued two hospital appellees, alleging malpractice that contributed to her husband's wrongful death. The trial court entered a summary final …
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These consolidated appeals urge that the trial court erred in its entry of a summary final judgment for two appellees. Appellant sued the appellees who were the owners and the operators of a private hospital. The complaint alleged malpractice of the hospital which allegedly contributed to the wrongful death of appellant’s husband.
The trial court properly entered a summary final judgment for the appellees because the pleadings, depositions and answers to interrogatories, together with the affidavits, show no genuine issue as to the fact that appellant’s decedent was not a patient of the hospital, nor was the hospital under a legal duty to perform any services by reason of any fact in the evidence. Cf. Evenson v. Miami Medical Center, Inc., Fla.App.1961, 128 So.2d 626.
Affirmed.