DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP. v. SOLDOVERE

No. 85-1628.

500 So.2d 568 (1986)

The DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. Paige SOLDOVERE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Thomas H. Bateman, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.

David C. Wiitala of Ingalsbe, McManus, Wiitala & Contole, P.A., North Palm Beach, for appellee.


GUNTHER, Judge.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from a final order finding DOT liable for plaintiff, Paige Soldovere's injuries up to the sum of $100,000. We affirm.

DOT argues that the trial court erred where it held that Soldovere's cause of action accrued after October 1, 1981 (after Soldovere notified DOT of her intent to sue), rather than August 18, 1981 (the date of the collision). The accrual date of this action is critical because the...

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