Case Name: Adele NACHT, Appellant, v. Barry LEVIN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-06-28
Citations: 760 So. 2d 1096
Docket Number: No. 3D99-2618
Parties: Adele NACHT, Appellant, v. Barry LEVIN, Appellee.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 760
Pages: 1096–1096

Head Matter:
Adele NACHT, Appellant, v. Barry LEVIN, Appellee.
No. 3D99-2618.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 28, 2000.
Carl P. Bowen, for appellant.
Perez, Goran & Rodriguez and Javier J. Rodriguez, Coral Gables, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
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 National 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).