Case ID: so2d_546/html/0730-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

CHILD PROTECTION TEAM OF BROWARD COUNTY, Carol Duboise, Nancy Haines, Valerie Jackson, Linda Breitung, Hospital Corporation of America, d/b/a Plantation General Hospital, Appellants, v. Robert M. GROSS and Cynthia Gross, etc., the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Richard P. Wille, Sheriff of Palm Beach County, Yvonne Rutherford, M.D., Ronald Reeves, M.D., Michael J. Satz, etc., et al., Appellees.
    No. 4-86-3160.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    Feb. 17, 1988.
    On Rehearing Nov. 1, 1988.
    Debra J. Snow and Robert M. Klein of Stephens, Lynn, Chernay & Klein, P.A., Miami, for appellants-Child Protection Team of Broward County, Carol Duboise and Nancy Haines.
    Nancy E. Ross and Rex Conrad of Conrad, Scherer & James, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants-Valerie Jackson, Linda Breitung and Hospital Corp. of America d/b/a Plantation General Hosp.
    Philip M. Burlington of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., and Montgomery, Searcy & Denney, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees.
   HERSEY, Chief Judge.

Appellants failing to meet their burden of overcoming the presumption that plaintiff-appellees’ choice of venue is correct, Hu v. Crockett, 426 So.2d 1275 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983), we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., concur.

ORDER ON REHEARING

ORDERED that Appellee’s March 3, 1988 motion for rehearing of the February 17, 1988 order denying them attorney’s fees is granted. If appellees become prevailing parties below then upon proper motion and after notice and hearing the trial court may award attorney’s fees for services performed on this appeal.