CURTIS v. BULLDOG LEASING COMPANY

No. 85-1432.

513 So.2d 238 (1987)

Susan A. CURTIS, Appellant, v. BULLDOG LEASING COMPANY, INC., the City of Boca Raton, Carriers Insurance Company, Crawford Catia, Heavy Machinery Tool Transport, Inc. and Suwannee Transfer Company, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Cullen of Law Offices of Hoadley and Gavigan, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Keith R. Pallo of Adams, Coogler, Watson & Merkel, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee-The City of Boca Raton.

Joseph H. Lowe of Marlow, Shofi, Smith, Connell, DeMahy & Valerius, Miami, for appellees.


LETTS, Judge.

The trial court granted a final summary judgment in favor of a municipality, sued because one of its off-duty officers, outside of his jurisdiction, stopped at an accident scene and allegedly carelessly caused a second accident. We affirm.

The off-duty officer was on his way to work, in uniform, when he gratuitously stopped at an accident scene outside of his jurisdiction to inquire if anyone was hurt. While doing so, he radioed his own municipal...

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