Legal Opinion

Burgess v. Burgess

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 15, 1984No. 62507PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

447 So.2d 220 (1984)

Dean D. BURGESS, Petitioner,

v.

Foster F. BURGESS, Respondent.

No. 62507.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 15, 1984.

J. LaDon Dewrell and F. Lloyd Blue, Jr., of Dewrell, Blue & Brannon, Fort Walton Beach, for petitioner.

Henry Clay Mitchell, Jr., of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, Pensacola, for respondent.

ADKINS, Justice.

The First District Court of Appeal has certified the following question as being a matter of great public importance.

Does the doctrine of interspousal tort immunity bar a civil cause of action for money damages brought by one…

Also in this document: Dissent · Alderman; Dissent · Boyd.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wilmot v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Raisen v. RaisenSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  3. Hill v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Markham v. MarkhamSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Markham v. MarkhamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. OttoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Wolfson v. LewisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Anderson v. AndersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. Zimmerman v. ZimmermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Kirkland v. FrancoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2000

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