Legal Opinion
Vargas v. City of Fort Myers
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 17, 2014No. 2D12-2485PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLEET, Judge.
Ruth Vargas appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of the City of Fort Myers (Fort Myers) on the bases that Vargas failed to comply with section 768.28, Florida Statutes (2005), and the statute of limitations expired. We disagree. Accordingly, we reverse.
I. Background
On March 3, 2005, Vargas was injured in a traffic accident involving a Fort Myers police car. On May 13, 2005, Vargas’s attorney sent Fort Myers a letter informing it of the accident, requesting insurance information, and informing it that Vargas was represented by an attorney. On May 16, 2005, Fort Myers…
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