PAUL v. OSCEOLA COUNTY

No. 79-1151/T4-572.

388 So.2d 40 (1980)

Leola S. PAUL, Appellant, v. OSCEOLA COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, and Helen Blakeman, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Winslow, Jr., Orlando, for appellant.

Murray W. Overstreet, Jr., Kissimmee, for appellees.


FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

Appellant appeals an order dismissing her second amended complaint with prejudice for the wrongful extermination of her seven-toed cat. We reverse. The point raised on appeal is whether the county is immune from suit for the wrongful act of the county's animal control center.

Appellant was the owner of a seven-toed cat, aptly named "Big Foot." "Big Foot" (perhaps to pass on to future generations his unique paw characteristic...

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