Case Name: Hoover C. JACKSON, Appellant, v. J. L. LESTER, M. D., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-01-25
Citations: 341 So. 2d 839
Docket Number: No. 76-335
Parties: Hoover C. JACKSON, Appellant, v. J. L. LESTER, M. D., Appellee.
Judges: Before HENDRY, C. J., NATHAN, J., and DREW, E. HARRIS (Ret.), Associate Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 341
Pages: 839–840

Head Matter:
Hoover C. JACKSON, Appellant, v. J. L. LESTER, M. D., Appellee.
No. 76-335.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 25, 1977.
Joseph T. Robinson, Miami, for appellant.
Preddy, Haddad, Kutner, Hardy & Josephs and Michael J. Parenti, III, Miami, for appellee.
Before HENDRY, C. J., NATHAN, J., and DREW, E. HARRIS (Ret.), Associate Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This appeal questions the correctness of a summary final judgment entered in favor of appellee in a malpractice action arising out of a doctor-patient relationship. Appellant's second point charges that the court erred in denying appellant's motion to transfer the cause from Monroe County to Dade County contrary to a signed stipulation by the parties.
Upon careful consideration of the record on appeal, briefs and arguments of counsel we have concluded that the appellee-de-fendant has conclusively established the absence of a genuine issue of material fact and that he was entitled to a summary judgment as a matter of law.
We further hold that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to transfer the cause to Dade County.
Affirmed.