GUICE v. ENFINGER

No. TT-125.

389 So.2d 270 (1980)

Kathryn W. GUICE, As Personal Representative of the Estate of John Michael Guice, Deceased, Appellant, v. Harvell ENFINGER, Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, Florida, and Northeastern Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, an Insurance Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roderic G. Magie of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Rosenbloum & Magie, Pensacola, for appellant.

Julius F. Parker, Jr., of Madigan, Parker, Gatlin, Swedmark & Skelding, Tallahassee, for appellees.


McCORD, Judge.

Appellant appeals from a final summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of appellees. Appellant filed this suit against appellees, the Sheriff of Santa Rosa County and his insurer, for the wrongful death of her husband who hung himself with his belt while incarcerated in the county jail. Appellant contends that the Sheriff's employees were negligent in failing to remove the deceased's belt from him when he was admitted to jail in an intoxicated...

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