LEIBMAN v. BURBANK

No. 85-1636.

490 So.2d 218 (1986)

Pamela LEIBMAN and Howard Polley, Appellants, v. Carol Middaugh BURBANK, the City of Fort Lauderdale, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Mendelow, North Miami Beach, for appellants.

Robert H. Schwartz of Gunther & Whitaker, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-City of Fort Lauderdale.


LETTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court's grant of a final summary judgment holding that the City is protected by the doctrine of sovereign immunity when a police officer exercises his discretion while on duty. We affirm.

Some two hours after midnight, an automobile accident occurred in which the appellants sustained injuries. A vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver collided with the appellants' vehicle...

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