SMITH v. AVATAR PROPERTIES, INC.

No. 97-1434.

714 So.2d 1103 (1998)

Danny SMITH, Appellant, v. AVATAR PROPERTIES, INC., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Manno of Morgan, Colling & Gilbert, P.A., Orlando, and Bill McCabe of Shepherd, McCabe & Cooley, Longwood, for Appellant.

Richard A. DuRose, John R. Hamilton and John S. Lord, Jr., of Foley & Lardner, Orlando, for Appellees.


PETERSON, Judge.

Danny Smith appeals an order summarily dismissing his claim of employment discrimination based on a "handicap"1 under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA), sections 760.01-11, Florida Statutes (1994), in favor of his former employer, Avatar Properties, Inc., and Kissimmee Construction Co. (collectively, Avatar).

Smith is a forty-nine year old man, who worked for...

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