Eugene Thompson, the Personal Representative v. Hillside Building, LLC., Conduent Business Services, LLC, and the Estate of Elisa Margrette Eugenie Thompson

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: April 24, 2024
• Docket: 2022-3459
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2022-3459 _____________________________

EUGENE THOMPSON, as the Personal Representative,

Appellant,

v.

HILLSIDE BUILDING, LLC., CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, and THE ESTATE OF ELISA MARGRETTE EUGENIE THOMPSON,

Appellees. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Angela C. Dempsey, Judge.

April 24, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See McCain v. Fla. Power Corp., 593 So. 2d 500, 503 (Fla. 1992) (holding that a “requirement of reasonable, general foresight is the core of the duty element” in a negligence action and that “duty exists as a matter of law and is not a factual question for the jury to decide”); see also United States v. Stevens, 994 So. 2d 1062, 1066–67 (Fla. 2008) (reaffirming McCain).

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and BILBREY and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

James P. Waczewski of Waczewski Law Group, Tallahassee; Randy Pelham of The Pelham Law Firm, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Michael J. Thomas, Cody W. Short, and R. Geoffrey Place, II, of Pennington. P.A, Tallahassee, for Appellee Hillside Building, LLC; Kimberly K. Berman of Marshall Dennehey, Fort Lauderdale; James P. Hanratty and Sean J. Reeves of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Jacksonville, for Appellee Conduent Business Services, LLC.