Butts v. County of Dade

The appellant, plaintiff, was a paying passenger on a bus owned and operated by Dade County. The bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle resulting in injuries to the plaintiff. She sued the County seeking damages for her injuries. The court, upon defendant’s motion, dismissed the cause with prejudice.

The determinative issue on this appeal is. whether or not it was necessary for the-plaintiff to comply with the notice require*783ment of Section 2-2 of the Code of Metropolitan Dade County.1 It is conceded that written notice of the claim was not given by the plaintiff within sixty days…