DOUGLAS SLAVIN, M.D., APPELLANT,
v.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, INC., APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1979-08-14
No. 78-2154
Before HENDRY, HUBBART and KE-HOE, JJ.
374 So. 2d 606 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1979) Caution
Cited by 26 cases

Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Leeks v. Dolling, 350 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Sainer Constructors, Inc. v. Pasco County School Board, 349 So. 2d 1212, 1214 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977); Waldman v. Frankel, 343 So. 2d 1325 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977); Steisel v. Birnholz, 313 So. 2d 125 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975); Dade County v. Moreno, 227 So. 2d 548 (Fla. 3d DCA 1969); Laug v. Murphy, 205 So. 2d 695 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968); Fort Walton Lumber & Supply So. v. Parish, 142 So. 2d 346, 348 (Fla. 1st DCA 1962).


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