DEBRA ANN MARTIN, F/K/A DEBRA ANN LONG, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ZANDRA MELISSA LONG, A MINOR, DECEASED, PPELLANT,
v.
DUVAL COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1987-09-17
No. BQ-372
SMITH, C.J., and WENTWORTH and JOANOS, JJ., concur.
513 So. 2d 1275 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1987) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Kirchner v. Aviall, Inc., 513 So. 2d 1273 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

SMITH, C.J., and WENTWORTH and JOANOS, JJ., concur.


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