Hamide v. State, Department of Corrections

WIGGINTON, Judge.

The issues presented in this appeal are whether the notice provisions in section 768.28(6), Florida Statutes, may be substantially complied with and whether there is in fact substantial compliance where the agency receives notice of claim by some means other than directly from the claimant. For the following reasons, we affirm the summary judgment entered against appellant, thereby dismissing his claim for personal injury against the Department of Corrections (DOC).

*137Appellant was injured while a passenger in a van driven by a DOC employee on July 20, 1984. He sent notice…