Case Name: Barbara BLAND and Michael Bland, her husband, Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CORP., Wayne Mathew Quinlan, Debbie Langlois and Langlois Corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-09-11
Citations: 585 So. 2d 1095
Docket Number: No. 91-0495
Parties: Barbara BLAND and Michael Bland, her husband, Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CORP., Wayne Mathew Quinlan, Debbie Langlois and Langlois Corporation, Appellees.
Judges: HERSEY, STONE and GARRETT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 585
Pages: 1095–1096

Head Matter:
Barbara BLAND and Michael Bland, her husband, Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CORP., Wayne Mathew Quinlan, Debbie Langlois and Langlois Corporation, Appellees.
No. 91-0495.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 11, 1991.
Rehearing Denied Oct. 24, 1991.
Sheldon J. Schlesinger and Sara C. Lindsey of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.
Betsy E. Gallagher and Manuel A. Mesa of Kubicki, Draper, Gallagher & McGrane, P.A., Miami, for appellee — Ford Motor Credit Corp.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm a final summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Ford Motor Credit Corporation. Subsection 324.021, Florida Statutes, is constitutional. Abdala v. World Omni Leasing, Inc., 583 So.2d 330 (Fla.1991).
Additionally, the statute applies regardless of the fact that the automobile lease in question was executed prior to the adoption of the statute. The date of the accident is the operative date in determining the statute's applicability. The cause of action the statute addresses is a tort action, not a contract/lease action. Id. Berwald v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 570 So.2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). See also Abdala, footnote 1 at 332.
HERSEY, STONE and GARRETT, JJ., concur.