NIXON v. HALPIN

No. 92-0117.

620 So.2d 796 (1993)

Robert NIXON, Appellant, v. Arlene HALPIN, Individually and d/b/a A & T Detective Agency; and Detroit Connection, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Reid, Delray Beach, for appellant.

Marcia E. Levine, Fazio, Dawson, DiSalvo, Cannon, Levine, Abers & Podrecca, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Detroit Connection, Inc.

No appearance or brief for appellee Halpin.


FARMER, Judge.

In this appeal from a summary judgment, a plaintiff argues that he should have been allowed to offer evidence at a trial against one whom the trial court had decided as a matter of law had employed an independent contractor and was therefore immune from liability. We agree.

Arlene Halpin, who repossesses vehicles for a living, was mistaken for a car thief while she was attempting to repossess a car owned by one Weinstein. Weinstein had caught...

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