Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Bronk

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Bronk
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 10, 1987 · Barfield, Joanos, Smith
502 So. 2d 65; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 470; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6623 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Bronk

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

A judgment for attorneys’ fees and costs awarded to a successful defendant in a medical malpractice suit brought by the personal representative of an estate under the wrongful death act is recoverable only against the assets of the estate. Johnson v. Schneegold, 419 So.2d 684 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982).

AFFIRMED.

SMITH, JOANOS and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.

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