Young v. St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc., 673 So. 2d 482

PER CURIAM.

We have for review a decision of the district court certifying the question of whether a fetus is a person within the meaning of section 768.19, Florida Statutes (1993) (Florida Wrongful Death Act). Young v. St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Inc., 653 So.2d 499, 499 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. Based on Hernandez v. Garwood, 390 So.2d 357 (Fla.1980), we answer the question in the negative and approve the decision below.

It is so ordered.

GRIMES, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, KOGAN, HARDING, WELLS and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Young v. St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.

Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida

Date Published: Mar 14, 1996

Citations: 673 So. 2d 482; 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 122; 1996 Fla. LEXIS 437; 1996 WL 110000; No. 85707

Docket Number: No. 85707

Court Abbreviation: Fla.