MIAMI-DADE COUNTY v. ACOSTA

Nos. 3D99-2830, 3D99-2943.

757 So.2d 539 (2000)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Ricardo ACOSTA and Lourdes Acosta, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wicker, Smith, Tutan, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford and Shelley H. Leinicke (Ft. Lauderdale), for appellant.

Haggard, Parks & Stone, Coral Gables; Deutsch & Blumberg and James C. Blecke, Miami, for appellee.

Before LEVY, GERSTEN, and SHEVIN, JJ.


LEVY, Judge.

Miami Dade County ("the County") appeals from a trial court Order that entered Final Summary Judgment against the County and stated that the County was not Appellee's statutory employer pursuant to section 440.10(1)(b), Florida Statutes. We reverse.

The County owns the property where Miami International Airport is located. American Airlines leases its premises from the County. The lease agreement between American Airlines and the County renders...

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