BORDEN v. PHILLIPS

No. 1D98-3361.

752 So.2d 69 (2000)

Carol H. BORDEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth Earl Borden, deceased, Appellant, v. Donna Lee PHILLIPS, individually and d/b/a Manta Ray Divers Co-op; Timothy Franklin Phillips, individually and d/b/a Manta Ray Divers Co-op; International Padi, Inc., on information and belief a California corporation doing business in Florida, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pugh of Levin and Tannenbaum, P.A., Sarasota; and John T. O'Connell, Pro Hac Vice, of John T. O'Connell & Associates, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, Attorneys for Appellant.

Mark A. Hruska, Boca Raton; and John Beranek of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appellees.


BOOTH, J.

The personal representative of the estate of Kenneth Borden (the "decedent") appeals the trial court's Order Granting Final Summary Judgment in a wrongful death action brought against Appellees. We affirm.

The pertinent facts of this tragic accident, construed in a light most favorable to Appellant, are as follows. On April 1, 1995, decedent died while participating in a PADI Advanced Open Water course taught by Appellee Donna Phillips, approximately...

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