FRANCOEUR v. PIPERS, INC.

No. 89-156.

560 So.2d 244 (1990)

Daniel FRANCOEUR, Appellant, v. PIPERS, INC., a Florida Corporation, d/b/a Club Pink Pussycat, Andrew Alloco, William Jackmore, and William Piper, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Loffredo, Miami Shores, for appellant.

Pyszka, Kessler, Massey, Weldon, Catri, Holton & Douberley and Phillip D. Blackmon, Miami, for appellees.

Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

Daniel Francoeur, who was injured in an on-the-job accident, appeals from a summary judgment disposing of his negligence action against the employer. The circuit court ruled that the Workers' Compensation Act provided the exclusive remedy for his claim. We reverse.

Francoeur, an illiterate Haitian who speaks no English, was employed as a dishwasher at the Club Pink Pussy Cat, a lounge owned and operated by the appellee, Pipers, Inc. He was...

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