WAMSER v. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG

No. 75-1345.

339 So.2d 244 (1976)

R.J. WAMSER and Robert Wamser, a Minor, by His Next Friend, R.J. Wamser, Appellants, v. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG and Insurance Company of North America, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. McFadyen, Lloyd & Henniger, St. Petersburg, for appellants.

Michael S. Davis, St. Petersburg, for appellees.


HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Robert Wamser, a minor, and his father sued the City of St. Petersburg and its insurance carrier for damages sustained by them as a result of a shark attack. The amended complaint alleged that Robert was severely injured when he was attacked by a shark while swimming in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico adjacent to a beach operated by the city on Treasure Island. Both parties moved for a summary judgment. The trial court granted defendants...

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