Powell v. Independent Construction Co.

ORFINGER, Judge.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting summary final judgment in favor of appellees Independent Construction Company, Cooper, Cary and Associates, Inc., and Bennett & Pless, Inc. We affirm.

The injury to appellant’s decedent which resulted in his death arose out of the collapse of the scaffold and wall described in the case of Van Ness v. Independent Construction Company, 392 So.2d 1017 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). Like Van Ness, Powell was also an employee of the James Wilson Company.

As discussed in Van Ness, Sears, Roebuck & Company (Sears) contracted with…