BROWN v. FLORIDA STATE BD. OF REGENTS

No. BO-50.

513 So.2d 184 (1987)

Ozie L. BROWN, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Alton P. Bass, Deceased, Appellant, v. The FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bruce Harper of MacPherson, Harper, Kynes, Geller, Watson & Buford, Clearwater, for appellant.

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


ERVIN, Judge.

The appellant appeals the trial court's order dismissing with prejudice his amended complaint. The trial judge granted the motion to dismiss, stating that not only did the complaint fail to state a cause of action, but the action was also barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We reverse as to both theories and remand.

On May 21, 1983, Alton Bass, a 20-year-old student at the University of Florida, drowned while attending a picnic at Lake...

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