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Medical Assoc. of America v. Goodman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 24, 1987
504 So. 2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Opinion

No. 86-1775.

March 24, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Richard S. Fuller, J.

David A. Freedman, Miami, for appellants.

David Bolton, Miami, for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.


Because the jury made no finding that plaintiff suffered compensatory or nominal damages, we reverse the trial court's final judgment awarding punitive damages. See Lassitter v. International Union of Operating Eng'rs, 349 So.2d 622 (Fla. 1976); Globe Sec. Sys. Co. v. Mayor's Jewelers, Inc., 458 So.2d 828 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984), review denied, 476 So.2d 674 (Fla. 1985); contra Eglin Fed. Credit Union v. Curfman, 386 So.2d 860 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980) (failure of jury to assess monetary sum for compensatory damages does not preclude award of punitive damages).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.


Summaries of

Medical Assoc. of America v. Goodman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 24, 1987
504 So. 2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
Case details for

Medical Assoc. of America v. Goodman

Case Details

Full title:MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF AMERICA, INC., AND DENTAL MEDICAL BUILDING OF MIAMI…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Mar 24, 1987

Citations

504 So. 2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)