MANIS v. MILLER

No. 75-969.

327 So.2d 117 (1976)

Nora MANIS, Appellant, v. Leamon Lee MILLER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis L. Suprina, Winter Haven, for appellant.

Alfred J. Ivie, Jr., Winter Haven, for appellee.

James E. Thompson of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa, and Frank G. Carrington and William K. Lambie, Evanston, Ill., for amicus curiae, Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc.

E.J. Salcines, State Atty., Tampa, and James H. Gillis, Sp. Counsel, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae, Florida Pros. Attys. Ass'n, Inc.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and William S. Stevens, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for amicus curiae, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Civ. Div., State of Florida.

John A. Madigan, Jr., and Jack M. Skelding, Jr., of Madigan, Parker, Gatlin, Truett & Swedmark, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae, Florida Sheriffs Ass'n.


BOARDMAN, Judge.

This timely appeal is from a final judgment awarding damages in the amount of $3,586 against appellant, Nora Manis, in a cause of action filed against her by appellee, Leamon Lee Miller, for false imprisonment based upon appellant's identification of appellee that resulted in his arrest for armed robbery. We reverse.

The question presented is whether, under Florida law, the court is required to award damages for a plaintiff against a defendant...

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