Horn v. State, Department of Transportation

WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellants seek review of that portion of a final order which dismissed with' prejudice, as barred by what the trial court concluded to be the applicable statute of limitations, their causes of action sounding in negligence against appellee (Department). The sole issue presented is one of law. Appellants contend that the trial court incorrectly held to be controlling the 3-year federal statute of limitations applicable to maritime torts generally, rather than the 4-year statute of limitations contained in Florida’s limited waiver of sovereign immunity statute. The Department…