JEFFERSON v. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH

No. 69-522.

233 So.2d 206 (1970)

Lucinda JEFFERSON and Thomas Jefferson, Appellants, v. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, a Municipal Corporation, and Theodore (Ted) Walker, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Holland, of Holland & Smith, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Larry Klein, of Cone Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, McKeown & Dell, West Palm Beach, for appellee-city.


McCAIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Lucinda Jefferson and Thomas Jefferson, appeal a final judgment after jury verdict in favor of defendant city and its police officer. We reverse.

Looking solely to plaintiffs' most favorable allegations and proof, we observe: Lucinda Jefferson was arrested and convicted for disturbing the peace by officer Walker who was acting within the scope of his employment; during the arrest she received...

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