MORTON v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 88-2375.

557 So.2d 891 (1990)

Bobby L. MORTON, a Minor, by and through His Father, Robert Morton, Appellant, v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO., Appellee/Cross Appellee, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Appellee/Cross Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle Lee Butler of Earle Lee Butler, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

John R. Hargrove and Lillian P. Wolf of Heinrich Gordon Batchelder Hargrove Weihe & Gent, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/cross appellee.

Shelley H. Leinicke and Paul H. Field of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Tutan, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Lane, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/cross appellant.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 2, 1990.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Bobby L. Morton, filed suit for damages arising out of personal injuries sustained when an escalator located on the premises of appellee, Sears Roebuck and Co., suddenly stopped. Appellant contends that genuine issues of material fact exist as to the negligence of appellee, Sears Roebuck and Co. We agree and reverse. See Burns v. Otis Elevator Co., 550 So.2d...

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