CITY OF PINELLAS PARK v. BROWN

Nos. 75721, 75722 and 75726.

604 So.2d 1222 (1992)

CITY OF PINELLAS PARK, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Lawrence P. BROWN, et al., Respondents. CITY OF KENNETH CITY, etc., Petitioner, v. Lawrence P. BROWN, et al., Respondents. Everett S. RICE, Sheriff, etc., Petitioner, v. Lawrence P. BROWN, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Wade Yeakle, III of Yeakle and Watson, P.A., St. Petersburg, for the City of Pinellas Park.

James E. Thompson, George A. Vaka and Hala Mary Ayoub of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, P.A., Tampa, for the City of Kenneth City.

Howard M. Bernstein, Sr. Asst. Co. Atty., Clearwater, for Everett S. Rice, Sheriff of Pinellas County.

Steven T. Northcutt of Levine, Hirsch, Segall & Northcutt, P.A., Tampa, for respondents.


KOGAN, Justice.

We have for review Brown v. City of Pinellas Park, 557 So.2d 161 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990), which certified the following question of great public importance:

IS THE CONTINUATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF A HIGH SPEED VEHICULAR PURSUIT OF A TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATOR WHICH RESULTS IN DEATHS OF INNOCENT BYSTANDERS AN ACTIONABLE BREACH OF DUTY INVOLVING AN OPERATIONAL LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION WHICH IS NOT...

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