Legal Opinion
S.A.P. v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 3, 1997No. 96-2375PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN NORTWICK, Judge.
S.A.P. appeals a final order which dismissed with prejudice her second amended complaint against appellee, State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), based upon the application of the statute of limitations, section 768.28(12), Florida Statutes (1993). This section provides, with certain exceptions not applicable here, that a claim against the state must be brought within four years after such claim accrues. S.A.P. argues, and we agree, that because her complaint sufficiently alleges factual bases for tolling the statute, it cannot be said…
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