Fayden v. Guerrero

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Fayden v. Guerrero

420 So. 2d 656

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided October 19, 1982·No. 82-441·Published·Cited by 5 cases

Opinion

420 So.2d 656 (1982)

Teresa FAYDEN and Karen Fayden, Appellants,
v.
Carlos GUERRERO; Gable Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., a Florida Corp.; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp.; Sanford Martin; and Allstate Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp., Appellees.

No. 82-441.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 19, 1982.

*657 Tew, Critchlow, Sonberg, Traum & Friedbauer, J. James Donnellan III, Miami, for appellants.

Richard E. Harwick, Coral Gables, Daniels & Hicks and Patrice A. Talisman, Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

A minor child does not have an independent cause of action for loss of parental support, companionship, and guidance when its parent is negligently injured by a third party but does not die as a result thereof. Clark v. Suncoast Hospital, Inc., 338 So.2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).

Affirmed.

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420 So.2d 656 (1982)

Teresa FAYDEN and Karen Fayden, Appellants,
v.
Carlos GUERRERO; Gable Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., a Florida Corp.; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp.; Sanford Martin; and Allstate Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp., Appellees.

No. 82-441.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 19, 1982.

*657 Tew, Critchlow, Sonberg, Traum & Friedbauer, J. James Donnellan III, Miami, for appellants.

Richard E. Harwick, Coral Gables, Daniels & Hicks and Patrice A. Talisman, Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

A minor child does not have an independent cause of action for loss of parental support, companionship, and guidance when its parent is negligently injured by a third party but does not die as a result thereof. Clark v. Suncoast Hospital, Inc., 338 So.2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).

Affirmed.

Fayden v. Guerrero, 420 So. 2d 656 (Fla. Ct. App. 1982).

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Opinion

Teresa FAYDEN and Karen Fayden, Appellants, v. Carlos GUERRERO; Gable Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., a Florida Corp.; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp.; Sanford Martin; and Allstate Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp., Appellees.

Related

Teresa FAYDEN and Karen Fayden, Appellants,
v.
Carlos GUERRERO; Gable Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., a Florida Corp.; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp.; Sanford Martin; and Allstate Ins. Co., a Foreign Corp., Appellees.