District Court of Appeal of Florida

Judgment for plaintiff in a wrongful death action involving a traffic accident is reversed since defendant, the owner of a motorcycle decedent was driving, was immune under workers' compensation laws and was not liable for injuries sustained by decedent to whom he entrusted his motorcycle because of decedent-s own negligence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2005
• Published 12/30/2005

Judges

• ORFINGER, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory D. Jones, Collins Guyton and Kerry McGuinn, Jr., of Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo & Guyton, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John G. Crabtree, of John G. Crabtree, P.A., Key Biscayne;  Edward L. Scott of Edward L. Scott, P.A., Ocala;  and George R. Baise, Jr., of George R. Baise, Jr., P.A., Bradenton, for Appellee.