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CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG v. REED

No. 75-792.

330 So.2d 256 (1976)

CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, Florida and P. C. Begerow, Appellants, v. Christopher REED, a Minor, by Sylvester Reed, Jr., and Audrey E. Reed, His Natural Parents and Next of Kin, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Davis, Chief Asst. City Atty., St. Petersburg, for appellants.

I.W. Williams, of Williams & Milton, St. Petersburg, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff/appellee, Christopher Reed, was shot in the leg by a police officer while trying to escape arrest. He and his parents brought suit for assault and battery and recovered a judgment on a jury verdict of $50,000 from appellants/defendants, City of St. Petersburg and Officer Begerow. We reverse.

The incident occurred at the parking lot of the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg on September 22, 1973, while a rock concert was in progress inside...

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