Legal Opinion

White Palms of Palm Beach, Inc. v. Fox

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 2, 1989No. Nos. 88-1848, 88-1944Published

1Opinion of the Court

WALDEN, Judge.

This is a suit for personal injuries based upon an event that occurred upon the business premises of the White Palms florist shop. Involved are the landlord, Mr. Kap-lan; the tenant, White Palms of Palm Beach, Inc.; and the injured business invitee, Mr. Fox.

Mr. Fox entered the White Palms florist shop to collect payment for window washing services he had performed. The ceiling height in the front of the shop was apparently sufficiently high as to cause no problem. However the ceiling in the rear of the shop, the work area, had been lowered to a height somewhere between 5'10" and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. University Plaza Shopping Center, Inc. v. StewartSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Charles Poe Masonry, Inc. v. SPRING LOCK SCAFFOLDIND RENTAL EQUIPMENT CO.Supreme Court of Florida · 1979
  3. Simms v. KennedySupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  4. Rollins A. Miller v. Sinclair Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  5. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Paseo Manor South, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1959

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