Columbia County Sheriff's Office v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement

SMITH, Judge.

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff’s Office) appeals a final judgment determining that its contribution action against The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was time barred for failure to comply with the limitations provision in section 768.31(4)(d)2., Florida Statutes (1987).1 We reverse.

The estate of Zdravko Stojanovic brought a wrongful death action against the Sheriff’s Office and its insurer, American Druggists’ Insurance Company, in federal court. FDLE was not a party to that lawsuit. Stojanovic was killed when he was struck by a motor vehicle operated by…