EAST COAST INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT,

v.

W. H. BROWNYARD CORPORATION, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• State v. Ochoa, 576 So. 2d 854 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)
  …e of trustworthiness where the hearsay exception is not firmly rooted. . In some instances, corpus delicti has been established by medical testimony alone for purposes of admitting a confession in a child sexual battery case. See Handwerk v. State, 404 So. 2d 828 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); Hester v. State, 310 So. 2d 455 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975). See generally Ussery v. State, 382 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).…
• Fridovich v. State, 489 So. 2d 143 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)
  …hemselves are directed to expert inferences to be drawn from a set of facts, not personal opinions of guilt or innocence. Case law reflects that medical examiners are routinely called to offer the sort of opinion offered here, see Handwerk v. State, 404 So. 2d 828 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). We also believe that Dr. Tate’s opinion was admissible because his conclusion, but not the reasons therefor, [*146] had already been admitted in evidence as part of his report, and others had been allowed to express their opinion…

Authorities Cited

• Isenberg v. Ortona Park Recreational Ctr., Inc., 160 So. 2d 132 (Fla. 1st DCA 1964)
• Town OF Medley v. Scott, 285 So. 2d 663 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973)
• United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 293 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 1974)
• The Baker Cnty. Educ. Ass'n v. The Sch. Bd. OF Baker Cnty., 293 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 1974)