Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Hall v. Facet Properties, Inc.

Hall v. Facet Properties, Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 15, 1987 · Hall, Lehan, Schoonover
505 So. 2d 651; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1063; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7696 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hall v. Facet Properties, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

LEHAN, Judge.

This is a personal injury suit against a property owner by an employee of a tree trimmer who had contracted with the property owner to trim the tree in which plaintiff was injured. Notwithstanding the well-presented arguments on behalf of appellant, we affirm the summary judgment for the property owner.

We agree with the trial court that no material issue of fact existed as to whether the property owner assumed control of the work or committed an act of negligence. See Crawford v. Florida Steel Corp., 478 So.2d 855, 861 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). Nor, *652even if, as plaintiff argues, the work was inherently dangerous, which we need not decide, do we conclude that the doctrine of inherently dangerous work imposes liability on the property owner under the circumstances of this case. See Pearson v. Harris, 449 So.2d 339, 343-44 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Affirmed.

SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and HALL, J., concur.

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