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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided December 21, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

Vernon R. Bishop Director South Walton County Mosquito Control District Santa Rosa Beach

QUESTIONS:

1. Can a member of the board of commissioners of a mosquito control district organized and operating under Ch. 388, F. S., be sued individually?

2. Is it necessary for board members to be covered under liability insurance in the event of a suit or would a suit be against the body corporate?

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the general law waiving sovereign immunity in tort for state agencies or subdivisions, as defined in s.768.28(2), F. S., actions may be brought against a mosquito control district…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. White v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  3. State v. Town of North MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  4. Frank S. Waits v. Hon. Raymond McGowan A. J. S. C., Monmouth CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  5. Gessner v. Del-Air CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1944

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