493 So. 2d 507 - Owens v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
December 1987
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Duval v. Hunt · 312 So. 2d 726 - Finn v. Finn · 334 So. 2d 11 - Hanley v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 456 So. 2d 956 - Evans v. Evans · 476 So. 2d 264 - Owens v. Jackson
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““That notwithstanding the liberal construction to be applied in accordance with Florida Statutes 768.17, this Court construes a blood relative, partly or wholly dependent on a decedent for support or services, to require actual dependency, though same may be partial, in order to qualify as a ‘survivor’ under the ‘Florida Wrongful Death Act’, and the word ‘dependent’ connotes one who looks to another for aid or support, relies upon same, and one who would not be able to sustain himself without such aid or support....””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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