NEWKIRK v. CROSBY

No. 80-56.

402 So.2d 548 (1981)

Marvin NEWKIRK, Appellant, v. R.O. CROSBY and Stan Russ, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Rose of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Alexander Myers of Christiansen, Jacknin, & Myers, Palm Beach, for appellee, Crosby.


MOORE, Judge.

Newkirk appeals from a final summary judgment in favor of Crosby, the owner of an apartment building in which Newkirk had rented an apartment. The summary judgment denied Newkirk's claim for compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged assault, battery and unlawful eviction committed by Russ. Russ, who was allegedly Crosby's lessee, leased the apartment to Newkirk. The summary judgment relieved Crosby of liability because the trial court apparently...

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