Case Name: William O. BALL, Sr., as Personal Representative of The Estate of Jason Ball, Deceased, Appellant, v. STRUTHERS EXCAVATING, INC., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-11-16
Citations: 533 So. 2d 919
Docket Number: No. 88-384
Parties: William O. BALL, Sr., as Personal Representative of The Estate of Jason Ball, Deceased, Appellant, v. STRUTHERS EXCAVATING, INC., Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, C.J., and SCHEB and FRANK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 533
Pages: 919–919

Head Matter:
William O. BALL, Sr., as Personal Representative of The Estate of Jason Ball, Deceased, Appellant, v. STRUTHERS EXCAVATING, INC., Appellee.
No. 88-384.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 16, 1988.
Irene H. Sullivan and Michael K. Houtz of Harris, Barrett, Mann & Dew, St. Pe-tersburg, for appellant.
Nelly N. Khouzam of Fowler, White, Gil-len, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A thorough consideration of the record on appeal, the briefs, and the oral argument convinces us that in this negligence action we must reverse the summary final judgment entered in favor of Struthers Excavating, Inc. The record is rife with factual issues foreclosing the propriety of a summary determination that any negligence by Struthers was excused by an independent, intervening cause of the decedent's death.
Accordingly, we reverse the summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.
CAMPBELL, C.J., and SCHEB and FRANK, JJ., concur.