Legal Opinion
Brown v. City of Vero Beach
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 29, 2011No. 4D10-1903PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This appeal arises from the tragic death of 14-year-old Eric T. Brown, Jr., who drowned while trying to save his 15-year-old friend, who was caught in an ocean rip current off South Beach Park in Vero Beach, Florida. Eric’s parents, as the personal representatives of his estate, brought a wrongful death action against the City of Vero Beach (‘Vero Beach”) and the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (“Indian River”), alleging that they breached their duty to warn the public of dangerous conditions in the ocean. Because the trial court correctly determined that section 380.276,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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