Nacht v. Levin

Full title: ADELE NACHT, Appellant, vs. BARRY LEVIN, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 28, 2000

760 So. 2d 1096 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

Case No. 3D99-2618.

Opinion filed June 28, 2000.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Thomas S. Wilson, Jr., Judge, L.T. No. 97-18037.

Carl P. Bowen, for appellant.

Perez, Goran Rodriguez and Javier J. Rodriguez, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See § 768.20, Fla. Stat. (1999) ("The [wrongful death] action shall be brought by the decedent's personal representative."); Benson v. Benson, 533 So.2d 889 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988) (holding that a wrongful death action must be brought by the personal representative); see also Continental Bank v. Brill, 636 So.2d 782, 784 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994) ("The personal representative must bring a single action to recover damages for all beneficiaries") (emphasis added).