Hollins v. Perry
Hollins v. Perry
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment in a personal injury case. We affirm the judgment in all respects except that portion regarding the Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) bill. It was uncontroverted that appellee was obligated to ORMC in the amount of $35,000 and the judgment was for an amount in excess of that. The judgment is affirmed in all respects except the excessive award regarding the ORMC bill. That portion of the judgment is reversed and this cause remanded for entry of a proper judgment reducing the award of ORMC’s medical expenses to $35,000.
AFFIRMED; REVERSED and REMANDED.
Concurring Opinion
concurring specially.
I concur in the majority opinion. I would add a few words concerning the issue of the Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) bill. ORMC reduced its bill to the plaintiff to $35,000 and agreed that $35,000 would constitute full payment for plaintiffs past hospitalization expenses. Florida has followed the rule that damages awarded to a plaintiff should be equal to and precisely commensurate with the loss sustained. Hanna v. Martin, 49 So.2d 585,
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- Arwood HOLLINS v. Mascoe PERRY, III
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