Case Name: Valentin SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. The MARSEILLES HOTEL and FHM Insurance Co., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-09-11
Citations: 792 So. 2d 1287
Docket Number: No. 1D00-2603
Parties: Valentin SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. The MARSEILLES HOTEL and FHM Insurance Co., et al., Appellees.
Judges: WEBSTER and BENTON, JJ., concur; ERVIN, J., dissents with opinion.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 792
Pages: 1287–1291

Head Matter:
Valentin SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. The MARSEILLES HOTEL and FHM Insurance Co., et al., Appellees.
No. 1D00-2603.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 11, 2001.
David Goehl of the Law Offices of William F. Souza, North Miami, for Appellant.
Kimberly A. Hill of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevens & Abel, P.A., Hollywood, for Appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final order denying benefits in this workers' compensation case on grounds Valentin Sanchez failed to prove that The Marseilles Hotel was his "statutory employer." See § 440.10(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (1995). Mr. Sanchez worked for a hotel tenant, Vittorio's Restaurant. The judge of compensation claims found that The Marseilles Hotel never made a contract, performance of any part of which was delegated to Vittorio's Restaurant. See Keith v. News & Sun Sentinel Co., 667 So.2d 167, 169 (Fla.1995). Testimony that the lease was the only agreement of any kind between the hotel and the restaurant was uncontroverted.
Affirmed.
WEBSTER and BENTON, JJ., concur; ERVIN, J., dissents with opinion.