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THORNTON v. PAKTANK FLA., INC.

Nos. 79-2174, 80-42.

409 So.2d 31 (1981)

Fulton THORNTON, Appellant, v. PAKTANK Florida, Inc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

As Corrected December 15, 1981.

Rehearings Denied January 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Vaughan, of Wagner, Cunningham, Vaughan, Genders & McLaughlin, Tampa, and Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck & Parks, Miami, for appellant.

T. Paine Kelly, Jr., of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellee.

OTT, Judge.

Appellant was injured while working on a coal barge appellee had contracted to clean. He sued for negligence, but the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellee on the ground that appellee was his employer and therefore immune from liability for common law negligence. We reverse.

Appellant was a member of a crew hired by an independent contractor, Gale Porter Temporary Help, for the specific and...

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