VINCENT ANTHONY CIRAOLO, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Cinghina v. Racik, 647 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)
  …a “survivor” under the “Florida Wrongful Death Act,” and the word “dependent” connotes one who looks to another for aid or support, relies upon same and one who would not be able to sustain himself without such aid or support. Guillen v. Kitching, 354 So. 2d 900, 901 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 361 So. 2d 832 (Fla. 1978) (emphasis added). An adult fully capable of providing her own necessities of life will not be classified as dependent or partly dependent, even if the decedent, like Dolly, voluntarily sup…

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• Owens v. Royce V. Jackson, M.D., 493 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986)
  …rongful Death Act is “remedial and shall be liberally construed.” Section 768.-17, Florida Statutes (1975). The term “dependent” as used in the 1975 version of the Wrongful Death Act is interpreted in at least one Florida case, Guillen v. Kitching, 354 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1978). In that case, the brother and sister of the decedent attempted to bring a wrongful death action. In upholding a summary judgment against them, the court adopted the trial court’s order which defined “dependent” as connoting “one…