Case Name: King David SNELL, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Debra Ann Snell, Deceased, Appellant, v. Karl S. FRANZ, M.D. and Jackson Hospital, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-10-15
Citations: 887 So. 2d 409
Docket Number: No. 1D03-3622
Parties: King David SNELL, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Debra Ann Snell, Deceased, Appellant, v. Karl S. FRANZ, M.D. and Jackson Hospital, Appellees.
Judges: ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 887
Pages: 409–410

Head Matter:
King David SNELL, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Debra Ann Snell, Deceased, Appellant, v. Karl S. FRANZ, M.D. and Jackson Hospital, Appellees.
No. 1D03-3622.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 15, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 18, 2004.
John Booth of Michles & Booth, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant.
Esther E. Galicia of George, Hartz, Lun-deen, Fulmer, Johnstone, King & Stevens, Ft. Lauderdale, for Karl S. Franz, M.D.
Matthew P. Bartolomei and Grant A. Kuvin of Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffelin, P.A., Winter Park for Jackson Hospital.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant challenges the trial court's dismissal with prejudice of his four-count civil complaint. Counts I and II contained claims of medical malpractice, but Counts III and IV were founded on other theories. Nevertheless, all counts of the complaint were dismissed pursuant to section 766.206, Florida Statutes. Because the appellant failed to state a cause of action for medical malpractice, the court properly dismissed Counts I and II with prejudice. But the court erred in dismissing the remaining counts with prejudice for failure to comply with chapter 766, Florida Statutes, because chapter 766 had no application to the claims alleged under those counts. Accordingly, the order under re view is affirmed as to Counts I and II, reversed as to Counts III and IV, and the ease is remanded.
ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.