Case Name: Joseph REINHARDT, etc., Appellant, v. John E. SCHWAB et al., Appellees
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-03-10
Citations: 343 So. 2d 837
Docket Number: No. 49509
Parties: Joseph REINHARDT, etc., Appellant, v. John E. SCHWAB et al., Appellees.
Judges: OVERTON, C. J., and ADKINS, BOYD and KARL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 343
Pages: 837–838

Head Matter:
Joseph REINHARDT, etc., Appellant, v. John E. SCHWAB et al., Appellees.
No. 49509.
Supreme Court of Florida.
March 10, 1977.
F. Kendall Slinkman of Farish & Farish, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Francis A. C. Sevier of Magill & Sevier, Miami, for Schwab and St. Paul Fire & Marine.
Monroe A. Coogler, Jr., of Adams, Sullivan, Coogler & Watson, West Palm Beach, for Merrell and TraVelers.
Brennan, McAliley, Albury & Hayskar, and Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder, Carson & Wahl, West Palm Beach, for J. F. K. Hospital.
Larry A. Klein, West Palm Beach, for Merrell and Schwab.

Opinion:
HATCHETT, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.
Appellant, as plaintiff, brought an action for medical malpractice. On motion of the appellees, the trial court entered a final judgment on the pleadings relying on Foley v. Morris, 325 So.2d 37 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).
On November 4, 1976, this Court entered an opinion reversing Foley v. Morris. See Foley v. Morris, 339 So.2d 215 (Fla.1976). We held that since the legislative intent to provide retroactive effect to Section 95.-11(6), Florida Statutes, is not express, clear, or manifest, it does not apply to causes of action occurring prior to its effective date. We therefore reverse the order of the trial court and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with our November 4, 1976, opinion.
It is so ordered.
OVERTON, C. J., and ADKINS, BOYD and KARL, JJ., concur.