State Supreme Court / Fla.

John F. Kennedy Hosp. v. Bludworth

Decided May 24, 1984. James E. Alderman wrote the opinion for the court.

452 So. 2d 921 · Cited 63 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re Quinlan · 355 A.2d 647
Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz · 370 N.E.2d 417
In Re the Welfare of Colyer · 660 P.2d 738
Satz v. Perlmutter · 379 So. 2d 359
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hosp. v. Bludworth · 432 So. 2d 611
In Re Guardianship of Barry · 445 So. 2d 365

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In Re Guardianship of Browning · 543 So. 2d 258
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Herbert ex rel. Browning v. State · 543 So. 2d 258
State v. Herbert · 568 So. 2d 4
Corbett v. D'Alessandro · 487 So. 2d 368
Brophy v. New England Sinai Hospital, Inc. · 497 N.E.2d 626
In Re the Guardianship of Hamlin · 689 P.2d 1372
In re A.C. · 573 A.2d 1235
Gilbert v. State · 487 So. 2d 1185
In Re Guardianship of Schiavo · 916 So. 2d 814
Matter of Conroy · 486 A.2d 1209
Matter of Jobes · 529 A.2d 434
Rasmussen by Mitchell v. Fleming · 741 P.2d 674
Conservatorship of Drabick · 200 Cal. App. 3d 185
Matter of Dubreuil · 629 So. 2d 819
Knight v. Beverly H. C. Bay Manor H. C. Ctr. · 820 So. 2d 92
Woods Ex Rel. Simpson v. Commonwealth · 142 S.W.3d 24
In Re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jeffers J. TSCHUMY, Ward · 853 N.W.2d 728
Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health · 497 U.S. 261
In Re Estate of Longeway · 549 N.E.2d 292
Matter of Farrell · 529 A.2d 404
In Re the Guardianship of Grant · 747 P.2d 445
Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Harmon · 760 S.W.2d 408
Matter of Conservatorship of Torres · 357 N.W.2d 332
Mack v. Mack · 329 Md. 188

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