STURGILL v. LUCAS

Case No. 2D18-2227.

292 So.3d 462 (2020)

Joan STURGILL, Appellant, v. Jose LUCAS and Maria Garcia Morales, individually and d/b/a Lucas Tiki, Candida Lucas Garcia, Luther Tiger, and Hermalindo Lucas, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed February 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Brockmeyer of Boyle & Leonard, P.A., Fort Myers; and Marcus W. Viles of Viles & Beckman, L.L.C, Fort Myers, for Appellant.

Steven B. Sundook of Vernis & Bowling of Southwest Florida, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellee Hermalindo Lucas.

No appearance for remaining Appellees.


Joan Sturgill appeals a final summary judgment entered in favor of Hermalindo Lucas in Sturgill's underlying negligence action. Because we conclude that the trial court improperly restricted its analysis of whether Lucas owed a duty of care to Sturgill, we reverse.

I. Background

In early November 2014, Sturgill was...

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