Case Name: John M. ROBERTS, a minor, By and Through his mother and natural guardian, Rhonda Y. DRUSKO, and Rhonda Y. Drusko, individually, Appellants, v. Thomas J. ABRUNZO, M.D. and Metropolitan General Hospital, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-08-28
Citations: 604 So. 2d 564
Docket Number: Nos. 91-01376, 91-02014
Parties: John M. ROBERTS, a minor, By and Through his mother and natural guardian, Rhonda Y. DRUSKO, and Rhonda Y. Drusko, individually, Appellants, v. Thomas J. ABRUNZO, M.D. and Metropolitan General Hospital, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and PATTERSON, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 604
Pages: 564–565

Head Matter:
John M. ROBERTS, a minor, By and Through his mother and natural guardian, Rhonda Y. DRUSKO, and Rhonda Y. Drusko, individually, Appellants, v. Thomas J. ABRUNZO, M.D. and Metropolitan General Hospital, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
Nos. 91-01376, 91-02014.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 28, 1992.
J. Arthur Hawkesworth, Jr., Ocala, and Joel S. Perwin of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefs-berg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, Miami, for appellants.
Bonita L. Kneeland of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa, for appellee, Metropolitan General Hosp.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
John M. Roberts, a minor, and his mother Rhonda Y. Drusko (collectively referred to as Roberts), appeal the summary judgment and the cost judgment entered against them in favor of Metropolitan General Hospital, Inc. in this medical malpractice case. The eodefendant, Thomas J. Abrunzo, M.D., is not a party to this appeal.
Roberts contends the court should have allowed the late-filing of an affidavit of a medical expert to supplement a previous and timely filed affidavit of another medical expert. The trial court may permit affidavits to be supplemented by further affidavits pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510(e). See Stephens v. Dichtenmueller, 216 So.2d 448 (Fla.1968). Under the particular facts of this case we hold the court abused its discretion in refusing to permit the filing of the supplemental affidavit. We reverse and remand to allow the filing of the supplemental affidavit and to reconsider the summary judgment and final judgment for costs.
Reversed and remanded.
SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and PATTERSON, J., concur.