Samuel Friedland Family Enterprises v. Amoroso

Paula Amoroso (plaintiff) was injured when a rented sailboat broke apart; the sailboat was rented from a stand operated by Sunrise Water Sports on property leased from the Diplomat Hotel (defendant), which advertised the sailing rentals in its in-room brochures and let guests pay for rentals through their hotel room charges, using their room keys as collateral. Amoroso sued the Diplomat under a strict-liability theory, the trial court directed a verdict for the hotel, and the court of appeal certified to the Florida Supreme Court whether strict liability for defective products extends to commercial lease transactions.