LEWIS v. EDWARDS

Nos. 93-2395, 93-2397.

661 So.2d 1237 (1995)

Eric Russell LEWIS and Mary Loughran Lewis, his wife, Appellants, v. James C. EDWARDS, The Seminole Tribe of Florida, The Seminole Department of Law Enforcement, Robert Epstein, Traders General Insurance Company, a foreign insurance company, and Canadian General Insurance Company, a foreign insurance company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben J. Weaver of Weaver, Kuvin, Weaver & Lipton, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Donald A. Orlovsky of Kamen & Orlovsky, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Shelley H. Leinicke and Ila J. Klion of Wicker, Smith, Tutan, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Lane, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee — Robert Epstein.


PER CURIAM.

We consolidate these appeals for the purpose of this opinion. The final orders of dismissal are reversed, as to all Appellees, as the complaint, on its face, states a cause of action for injuries arising out of an accident. Questions of sovereign immunity and whether, and to what extent, sovereign immunity, as alleged, has been waived, as well as questions regarding the legal status of the department and the legal relationship between the department, the...

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