Legal Opinion
Gerard v. Department of Transportation
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 15, 1984No. AV-327PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WENTWORTH, Judge.
Appellant seeks review of a final summary judgment entered upon a motion therefor by the Department of Transportation (DOT) which asserted that the monetary limits of the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity had previously been reached. We affirm the order appealed.
Appellant filed a negligence action in Polk County against the City of Lake Wales and its insurer; other defendants, including DOT, were thereafter joined. DOT obtained a transfer of the action against it to Leon County, and appellant settled his claim against the City of Lake Wales upon payment of $530,000 by the…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rabideau v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- State ex rel. Division of Administration v. OliffDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gerard v. Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Terrell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- James A. Terrell, Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Bay County, Florida and City of Parker, Cross-Claimants/cross- Florida Department of Transportation, Cross-Claimant/appellee, Cross-Appellant, and Bay County, Florida, Third-Party v. City of Parker, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986