FRITZ v. NEW JR INC (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

David FRITZ, Russell Scarritt and Jason Futral, Appellants, v. A.E. NEW, JR., INC., et al., Appellees.

No. 1D19-913

Decided: June 29, 2020

Jay D. Williams, III, Pensacola, and M. Shane Lucado of Shelby Roden, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellants. Charles V. Peppler, Deputy County Attorney, Pensacola, and J. Lawson Hester of Pettis, Barfield & Hester P.A., Jackson, Mississippi, for Appellee Escambia County. David Jester of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, Pensacola, for Appellee A.E. New, Jr., Inc. Bruce Partington and Jason Peterson of Clark Partington, Pensacola, for Appellee Coin Laundry & Equipment Co., Inc. Thomas B. Alleman of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Dallas, Texas, for Appellees Settling Insurers Bitco General Insurance Corp. and Bitco National Insurance Co. Daniel J. Kissane of Cole, Scott & Kissane, Jacksonville, for Appellee Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC. Robert A. Emmanuel and Adam J. White of Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, Pensacola, for Appellee Caldwell Associates Architects, Inc. Lauren B. Dietzen of Plauché Maselli Parkerson L.L.P, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Appellee City of Pensacola d/b/a/ Pensacola Energy. A. Grady “Bo” Williams IV and J. Breanne S. Zarzour of Phelps Dunbar LLP, Mobile, Alabama, for Appellee Futch Design Associates, Inc. Vincent A. Noletto, Jr. and Faith A. Nixon of Carr Allison, Daphne, Alabama, for Appellee Premier Engineering Group, LLC. Stuart C. Poage of Kubicki Draper, Tallahassee, for Appellee Rebol-Battle & Associates LLC. Linda H. Wade of Wade, Palmer & Shoemaker, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee Semco.