EVERTON v. WILLARD

Nos. 81-2081, 81-2085.

426 So.2d 996 (1983)

Azor J. EVERTON, Jr., Appellant, v. Marion WILLARD, Individually and d/b/a Willard's Painting Company, Pinellas County Sheriff's Department and Pinellas County, Appellees. Anton TRINKO, Personal Representative of the Estate of Renee Trinko, Deceased, for the Use and Benefit of Anton Trinko and Phyllis Trinko, Appellant, v. Marion R. WILLARD, Individually and D/B/a Willard Painting, State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company, Deputy C.W. Parker, Pinellas County Sheriff's Department and Pinellas County, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick A. Mattson of Mattson & McGrady, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant, Everton.

Joel P. Yanchuck and David Young of Yanchuck, Thompson & Young, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant, Trinko.

James B. Thompson of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees, Deputy Parker and Pinellas County Sheriff's Dept.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of the counts of appellants' complaints that sought damages in tort from C.W. Parker, a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department, and Pinellas County. The separate complaints were consolidated below and remain so on appeal.

The consolidated complaints present us with the issue of the scope of the sovereign immunity of those agencies for the actions of a deputy sheriff acting...

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