Caramico v. Artcraft Industries, Inc., 98-2073.
| Decision Date | 19 February 1999 |
| Docket Number | No. 98-2073.,98-2073. |
| Citation | 727 So.2d 348 |
| Parties | Sylvester CARAMICO, Appellant, v. ARTCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC., etc., et al., Appellees. |
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
David A. May of David A. May, P.A., Maitland, for Appellant.
Alan K. Fertel of Ferrell & Fertel, P.A., Miami, for Appellees.
Sylvester Caramico appeals a final judgment entered pursuant to a grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee Artcraft Industries, Inc. ("Artcraft"). We affirm.
Caramico injured his leg and back when he slipped and fell on a sanding disk cover while working on Artcraft's premises. Caramico had been hired by Administaff, Inc., a licensed employee leasing company, and had been leased to Artcraft to make cabinets. Caramico had signed a contract with Administaff evidencing the employment relationship and his assignment to Artcraft, and Administaff and Artcraft had an agreement between themselves providing that Administaff would provide workers' compensation coverage for the employees leased to Artcraft.
Caramico sought and received workers' compensation benefits from Administaff, and then he sued Artcraft for negligence on a premises liability theory. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Artcraft, finding that Artcraft was entitled to immunity from suit under subsection 440.11, Florida Statutes (1997). This section provides in part:
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