Baugher v. Alachua County

SPECTOR, Associate Judge (Retired).

Appellants seek reversal of an order dismissing their complaint with prejudice in an action for damages against the Sheriff of Alachua County, Florida, and Alachua County, Florida. We are not here con*839cerned with appellants’ cause against the sheriff—only the county.

Appellants are administrators of the estate of their son who was murdered by a fellow prisoner while he was incarcerated in the Alachua County Jail. The complaint was in two counts, the first sounding in negligence and the second in wrongful death pursuant to Chapter 768, Florida Statutes.

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