WILEY v. ROOF

No. 82412.

641 So.2d 66 (1994)

Calvin WILEY, Petitioner, v. Carrie Linn Young ROOF, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Errol Rice of Martin Errol Rice, P.A., St. Petersburg, and Joryn Jenkins, Tampa, for petitioner.

Barry A. Cohen and Christopher P. Jayson of Barry A. Cohen, P.A., Tampa, for respondent.

Peggy Fisher of Geller, Geller, Burton & Garfinkel, Dania, and Sally Richardson of Shutts and Bowen, and Barbara W. Green, Miami, amici curiae for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Florida Ass'n for Women Lawyers and NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.

James E. Tribble of Blackwell & Walker, P.A., Miami, amicus curiae for Blackwell & Walker, P.A.


McDONALD, Senior Justice.

We review Roof v. Wiley, 622 So.2d 1018 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993), in which the district court held that chapter 92-102, section 2, Laws of Florida, revived a previously barred right to commence an action for damages based on intentional abuse or incest. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution. We quash the district court's decision.

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