Universal City Property Management v. Sevdinoglou
Universal City Property Management v. Sevdinoglou
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
To the extent that Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Nakutis, 435 So.2d 307 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983), rev. denied, 446 So.2d 100 (Fla. 1984) holds that all accident reports prepared by commercial enterprises when business guests are injured on their premises, are immunized from discovery by the work product privilege,
As is common in many slip-and-fall cases, the plaintiff in this case must prove that the defendant had either actual or constructive knowledge of the condition which caused the plaintiff to fall. Accident reports (if they exist) could provide the best proof of the defendant’s actual or constructive knowledge. I would deny the writ and allow the discovery ordered by the trial court to proceed. See Caterpillar Industrial, Inc. v. Keskes, 639 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
. Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.280(b)(3).
Opinion of the Court
We grant that portion of the petition for writ of certiorari that requests review of the trial court’s order compelling production of incident and accident reports. See Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., v. Nakutis, 435 So.2d 307 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983), rev. denied, 446 So.2d 100 (Fla. 1984); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.280(b)(2).
We deny that portion of the petition that seeks review of the order requiring produc
PETITION GRANTED IN PART.
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