Wallace v. Cochran

The Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida has certified two questions to this court pursuant to Florida Appellate Rule 4.6(a). They are as follows:

“The foregoing facts raise the following question for certification to the District Court of Appeal, Third District:

I. WHETHER AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS PAID BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVORS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT FOR INJURIES SUFFERED BY THE EMPLOYEE DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT IS IMMUNE FROM SUIT ON AN INDEMNIFICATION, IMPLIED IN LAW CONTRACTUAL, OR CONTRIBUTION BASIS…