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MEDINA v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 82-2505.

426 So.2d 1172 (1983)

Francisco Laureano MEDINA, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel V. Lumer, Miami, Neil Chonin and Kathleen M. Phillips, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Joseph A. Linnehan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, BARKDULL and BASKIN, JJ.

BASKIN, Judge.

We reverse the trial court's order transferring venue of appellant's action to Leon County, the location of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) headquarters, thereby severing the claim against DOT from the claim against Dade County. The complaint alleged responsibility on the part of DOT for its role in locating and positioning a stop sign and in failing to turn on the traffic lights at the intersection at which Medina's automobile accident occurred...

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