WILKERSON v. GULFSTREAM LAND AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

No. 80-978.

402 So.2d 550 (1981)

Karl J. WILKERSON and Gloria Wilkerson, Appellants, v. GULFSTREAM LAND AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore V. Fiore of Fiore & Bloomgarden, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Robert M. Klein of Stephens, Lynn, Chernay & Klein, Miami, for appellee.


HURLEY, Judge.

This appeal follows the entry of a summary final judgment which prevented appellants from maintaining a personal injury action against appellee. The issue presented on appeal is whether a parent corporation of a wholly owned subsidiary is immunized from third party tort liability by virtue of its subsidiary's having paid out workmen's compensation benefits. We think not and therefore, we reverse.

Karl J. Wilkerson sustained injuries while employed...

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