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HILL v. CITY OF LAKELAND

No. 84-1912.

466 So.2d 1231 (1985)

Gertrude HILL, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Mack Davis, Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF LAKELAND, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Appleget, Jr. of Black, Meffert, Landt, Appleget & Wiechens, Ocala, for appellant.

J. Michael McCarthy, Lakeland, for appellee.

RYDER, Chief Judge.

In this tragic case of misadventure, Johnny Mack Davis and a friend were fishing at Lake Wire in Lakeland when the friend attempted to dislodge an ensnarled fishing line and became entangled in submerged aquatic weeds. Davis, in an effort to rescue his friend, unfortunately drowned. Davis's personal representative sought damages from the City of Lakeland for wrongful death.

The parties stipulated...

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