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Wummer v. Town of Lake Park

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Oct 28, 2020
305 So. 3d 555 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

Summary

affirming summary judgment for the landowner when the plaintiff fell while walking in the grassy area of a public park, rather than the nearby sidewalk

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Opinion

No. 4D19-3132

10-28-2020

Jill Ann WUMMER, Appellant, v. TOWN OF LAKE PARK, a municipality of the State of Florida, and Seacoast Utility Authority, Appellees.

Jonathan M. Cox of Keller, Keller, Caracuzzo, Cox & Belluccio, West Palm Beach, for appellant. David S. Henry and Thomas W. Arnst of Kelley Kronenberg, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee, Seacoast Utility Authority. Joan Carlos Wizel, Eric L. McAliley and Trey Evans of Lydecker Diaz, Miami, for appellee, Town of Lake Park.


Jonathan M. Cox of Keller, Keller, Caracuzzo, Cox & Belluccio, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

David S. Henry and Thomas W. Arnst of Kelley Kronenberg, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee, Seacoast Utility Authority.

Joan Carlos Wizel, Eric L. McAliley and Trey Evans of Lydecker Diaz, Miami, for appellee, Town of Lake Park.

Per Curiam.

Affirmed. See Dramstadt v. City of West Palm Beach , 81 So. 2d 484, 485 (Fla. 1955) (city and water company not liable for injuries to plaintiff who tripped over water meter box in grassy parkway not intended for pedestrian travel).

Warner, Gerber and Artau, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Wummer v. Town of Lake Park

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Oct 28, 2020
305 So. 3d 555 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

affirming summary judgment for the landowner when the plaintiff fell while walking in the grassy area of a public park, rather than the nearby sidewalk

Summary of this case from Townsend v. Marriott Hotel Servs., Inc.
Case details for

Wummer v. Town of Lake Park

Case Details

Full title:JILL ANN WUMMER, Appellant, v. TOWN OF LAKE PARK, a municipality of the…

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

Date published: Oct 28, 2020

Citations

305 So. 3d 555 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

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