Bruce ex rel. Wallace v. Village of Miami Shores

Subsequent to the trial court’s grant of a summary judgment in favor of appellee, the Supreme Court of Florida decided Avallone v. Board of County Commissioners, 493 So.2d 1002 (Fla.1986), which states that a governmental entity assumes an obligation to exercise reasonable care when it invites the public to use its facility. Disapproving Sarasota County v. Butler, 476 So.2d 216 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), Jenkins v. City of Miami Beach, 389 So.2d 1195 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980), and Relyea v. State, 385 So.2d 1378 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980), the court observed:

*985[a] government unit has the discretionary authority to…