GLADYS M. BOWMAN AND LAWRENCE F. BOWMAN, APPELLANTS,
v.
S. S. JACOBS COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND ROBERT LAW WEED, D/B/A ROBERT LAW WEED ASSOCIATES, APPELLEES
GLADYS M. BOWMAN AND LAWRENCE F. BOWMAN, APPELLANTS,
S. S. JACOBS COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND ROBERT LAW WEED, D/B/A ROBERT LAW WEED ASSOCIATES, APPELLEES
93 So. 2d 574
Florida Supreme Court (1957)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The order of dismissal entered in this cause is hereby affirmed with directions, however, that appellants be granted leave to amend to bring their case if they can within one of the exceptions to the general rule that where the work of an independent contractor has been completed, turned over to, and accepted by the owner, the contractor is not liable to third persons for damages.
Affirmed with directions.
TERRELL, C. J., and HOBSON, DREW and O’CONNELL, JJ., concur.
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