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Wright v. FARMERS'RELIANCE INS. CO.
314 So. 2d 641
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1975
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314 So. 2d 641 (1975)

Hue WRIGHT, Appellant,
v.
The FARMERS' RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, a New Jersey Corporation, and Jerome Wright, a Minor, Appellees.

No. 74-1567.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 24, 1975.

Harold A. Turtletaub, Miami, for appellant.

Cushman & Cushman, Miami, for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing with prejudice the second cause of action in a two-count complaint. Under the second count, the appellant sought to bring a derivative claim against the Farmers Reliance Insurance Company of New Jersey, insurer, and Jerome Wright, a minor son of the appellant, for injuries sustained by another son, James Elson Wright, by reason of the negligence of his brother, Jerome.

The sole point on appeal is whether a father can maintain a derivative action against his unemancipated minor son and his insurer for loss of services and medical expenses incurred as a result of injuries sustained by another unemancipated son.

We hold that he cannot. See, Orefice v. Albert, Fla. 1970, 237 So. 2d 142; Meehan v. Meehan, Fla.App. 1961, 133 So. 2d 776.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Wright v. FARMERS'RELIANCE INS. CO.
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Jun 24, 1975
Citation: 314 So. 2d 641
Docket Number: 74-1567
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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