Legal Opinion
Richard Marx, Individually and Kristina Marx, a Minor v. Glenn H. Gumbinner, Bruce H. Colton and Pamela J. Roebuck
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1988No. 87-5449PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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In the early hours of February 8, 1986, four-year-old Kristina Marx was brutally raped in a wooded gully in Port Salerno, a town in Martin County, Florida. Following the attack, Kristina wandered back to the home of Claire Leonard, a family friend with whom Kristina and her father, Richard Marx, had been staying overnight. Ms. Leonard, seeing that Kristina was covered with blood and dirt, immediately telephoned the Martin County Sheriffs Department. The police arrived on the scene, an ambulance was summoned, and Kristina was taken to a local hospital. In the emergency…
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