Henley v. Eastern Airlines

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from entry of a final summary judgment in favor of appellees, Orlando Regional Aviation Authority and Eastern Airlines.

A party moving for summary judgment must “show conclusively the absence of any genuine issue of material fact” and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Wills v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 351 So.2d 29, 30 (Fla.1977) [emphasis in original]. The movant’s burden is even more onerous in negligence actions where summary judgment procedures historically have been employed with special care. Holl v. Talcott, 191 So.2d 40 (Fla.1966). “Unless…