Supreme Court of Florida

In a slip and fall case, the condition of a transitory foreign substance is itself sufficient to establish constructive knowledge on the part of the premises owner and shift the burden of proof to the owner to establish reasonable care under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2001
• Published 11/15/2001

Judges

• PARIENTE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• B.C. Muszynski, Kissimmee, Florida;  and Bambi G. Blum, and Simon & Dondero, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioners., Joseph H. Williams of Troutman, Williams, Irvin, Green & Helms, P .A., Winter Park, FL, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, in support of Elvira Soriano, et al., Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael V. Hammond and Richard S. Womble of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Respondents.