Legal Opinion
Francis v. School Board of Palm Beach County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 10, 2010No. 4D08-3953PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.
Sherley Francis, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kodijah Tulloch, brought suit against the School Board of Palm Beach County (the school board) seeking damages for the death of her daughter, who was struck and killed by an automobile while walking to her school bus stop. The school board filed a motion to dismiss arguing that it was sovereignly immune from suit because the placement of a school bus stop is a planning-level function. The school board also argued that its actions were not the proximate cause of Kodijah’s death. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss and…
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