Case Name: Colin ORPE, Appellant, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION and Gary Ferris, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-02-14
Citations: 777 So. 2d 1151
Docket Number: No. 3D00-1204
Parties: Colin ORPE, Appellant, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION and Gary Ferris, Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE, and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 777
Pages: 1151–1151

Head Matter:
Colin ORPE, Appellant, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION and Gary Ferris, Appellees.
No. 3D00-1204.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 14, 2001.
Charles R. Lipcon; David Pollack, Miami, for appellant.
Kaye, Rose & Maltzman, and Jeffrey B. Maltzman, Miami, and Carol L. Finklehof-fee, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE, and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Colin Orpe ("Orpe"), brought this action against the appellee, Carnival Corporation ("Carnival") for an injury he sustained when the bathroom door of his cabin swung shut and severed his finger. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Carnival on the grounds that Carnival did not have notice that the door latch was defective prior to the accident. Orpe argues that the trial court erred because the record gives rise to material issues of fact as to Carnival's constructive notice of any alleged defect in the latch. Because we agree that the record does demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact, we reverse. See Moore v. Morris, 475 So.2d 666 (Fla.1985); Colon v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc., 721 So.2d 769 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998).
Reversed.