5D09-1141 School Board of Sumter County v. Brown

State: Florida

Court: Florida Fifth District Court

Docket No: 5D09-1141

Case Date: 02/14/2011

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011

SCHOOL BOARD OF SUMTER COUNTY, Appellant, v. DONALD BROWN AND MELANIE BROWN, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed February 18, 2011 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sumter County, Michelle Morley, Judge. Michael H. Bowling, of Bells, Roper & Kohlmyer, P. A., Orlando, for Appellant. Joseph H. Shaughnessy, of Morgan & Morgan, P. A., Orlando, for Appellee. Case No. 5D09-1141

PER CURIAM. In this personal injury action we conclude, as did the trial judge, that the contractual discounts associated with the plaintiff/appellee's medical bills fall within the statutory definition of "collateral sources," and affirm. See Goble v. Frohman, 901 So. 2d 830 (Fla. 2005); cf. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp. v. Lasky, 868 So. 2d 547 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003), review dismissed, 873 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. 2004). AFFIRMED. MONACO, C.J., EVANDER and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.

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