SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA, INC. v. Showalter

The central question in this case is whether Appellant may be found liable for the acts of one of its volunteers who molested Appellees, two developmentally disabled adults, in a bowling center parking lot. Although we reverse the judgment and instruct the trial court to direct a verdict as to two counts, we remand for a new trial on the negligence count.

Appellant is a nonprofit organization that “[p]rovide[s] sports training and competition for persons with ... disabilities, [and] ongoing opportunities to participate with their families and the community.” Appellant sponsors between 11 and…