SOTOMAYOR v. HUNTINGTON BROWARD ASSOC.

No. 96-1472.

697 So.2d 1006 (1997)

John SOTOMAYOR and Elizabeth Sotomayor, Appellants, v. HUNTINGTON BROWARD ASSOCIATES L.P., LTD., a limited partnership, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold R. Ginsberg of Arnold R. Ginsberg, P.A., Miami, and Brumer, Cohen, Logan, Kandell & Kaufman, Miami, for appellants.

Edward D. Schuster of Kessler, Massey, Catri, Holton & Kessler, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


PARIENTE, Judge.

Appellant (plaintiff), who was injured on appellee's (defendant) premises while working as a security guard, appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendant. We reverse because defendant is not, as a matter of law, a contractor or statutory employer obligated to provide workers' compensation benefits to plaintiff and, thus, is not entitled to workers' compensation immunity.

While performing his duties as a security guard, plaintiff, an employee...

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