Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Taylor County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 22, 1994No. 93-2307PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Allen and Betty Lou Freeman seek review of an adverse summary judgment entered against them in their claim for personal injury against appellee Taylor County on the basis of sovereign immunity. We reverse because at least one of the Freeman’s allegations is not barred by sovereign immunity.
Taylor County maintains a trash dumping site on Old Carlton Cemetery Road. In the late evening of October 8,1988, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman went to the dump site because they had heard a report that a trash dumpster was on fire. The dump site provides a ramp allowing persons to drive automobiles or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Department of Transp. v. NeilsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- City of St. Petersburg v. CollomSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- The American Exchange Bank of Madison, Wisconsin, as of the Estate of Pauline H. Williams, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Payne v. Palm Beach CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Hyde v. Florida Dept. of Transp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
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