WEST v. JESSOP

No. 76-426.

339 So.2d 1136 (1976)

Maria Butterworth WEST, Appellant, v. Sidney H. JESSOP and Insurance Company of North America, a Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Patterson, Masterson, Rogers & Patterson, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant.

James C. Hadaway, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees.


GRIMES, Judge.

The question posed in this case is whether an employee of a corporation, who suffers an injury as a result of the negligence of that corporation's president during working hours, can maintain an action against the president even though she is covered by the workmen's compensation law.

Maria Butterworth West was employed by Sun State Properties, Inc. d/b/a United States Medical Training Academy. Sidney Jessop was the president and owner of all...

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