Galati ex rel. Galati v. Town of Longboat Key

LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal involves whether and under what circumstances a town may be found to have had a duty of care to a plaintiff who was injured from a hidden danger on land which, while within the town’s boundaries, was owned by a county. We reverse the summary judgment which in effect determined that no such duty could be found to exist in this case.

A minor plaintiff and his parents appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant, Town of Longboat Key (hereafter “the town”), in this suit for personal injuries. The injuries are alleged to have resulted from the minor…