Legal Opinion
Kuria v. BMLRW, LLLP
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 5, 2012No. 1D12-0592PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolf, J.
In this appeal of a final summary judgment order, appellant (Personal Representative of the Estate of Freddie Smith, III) challenges the trial court’s finding that section 768.075(4), Florida Statute (2007), shields property owners from liability in a negligence action for injury to a person who is committing a felony on the property without requiring any “causal nexus” between the felony and the injury. Based on the plain language of the statute, we affirm.1
On January 4, 2008, Freddie Smith, III, while at an apartment complex owned and operated by the Appellees, was engaged in the commission…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Volusia County v. Aberdeen at Ormond BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- GTC, INC. v. EdgarSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
- Vildibill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- State v. JettSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
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