WANNALL v. GADSDEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (2019)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Nancy WANNALL and Gary Wannall, Appellants, v. GADSDEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, and Town of Havana, Appellees.

No. 1D18-1654

Decided: March 20, 2019

Marie A. Mattox and James Garrity of Marie A. Mattox, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellants. William B. Armistead and Gwendolyn P. Adkins of Coppins Monroe, P.A., Tallahassee; and Jeff F. Dodson of McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appelles.

Appellants seek review of an order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees. We find any foreseeable zone of risk did not extend to Appellants. Accordingly, Appellees did not owe a duty of care to Appellants, and we affirm the trial court's order. See Parker v. Murphy, 510 So.2d 990 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the sheriff after a prisoner twice escaped and attacked appellant and her husband holding there was no special relationship between the sheriff and appellant, and thus, no duty of care).

Affirmed.

Per Curiam.

Makar, Winokur, and M.K. Thomas, JJ., concur.

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