THOMAS v. FLA. GAME & WATER COM'N

No. 92-04669.

627 So.2d 541 (1993)

Edward Lee THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. FLORIDA GAME AND FRESH WATER COMMISSION, a subdivision of the State of Florida, and the City of Lake Alfred, a Florida municipality, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Lee Dorough of Whitaker, Dorough & Petree, Orlando, for appellant.

Judith J. Flanders of Lane, Trohn, Clarke, Bertrand, Vreeland & Jacobsen, Lakeland, for appellee, Florida Game and Fresh Water Com'n.

Clifford J. Schott, Lakeland, for appellee, City of Lake Alfred.


BLUE, Judge.

Edward Lee Thomas, Jr., appeals the trial court's dismissal of his complaint on the basis of sovereign immunity. We agree and reverse.

Thomas was arrested by a Lake Alfred police officer who was accompanied by members of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission. The arrest warrant was issued by the Commission for Edward Sam Thomas, a white male, approximately 5'11", 196 pounds, born on January...

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