WILLIAMS v. HENDERSON

No. 96-01163.

687 So.2d 838 (1996)

Thomas WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Cal HENDERSON, as Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond T. Elligett, Jr., Donna S. Koch of Schropp, Buell & Elligett, P.A., Tampa, Kenneth W. Mastrilli of Personal Injury Law Center, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

E. Michael Gillick and Nicole E. Weiss of Gillick & Wenner, Tampa, for Appellee.


WHATLEY, Judge.

Thomas Williams appeals a final summary judgment entered in favor of Cal Henderson, the Sheriff of Hillsborough County (sheriff), based on Williams' failure to comply with the notice requirements of section 768.28, Florida Statutes (1989), the waiver of sovereign immunity statute. We reverse.

Williams filed an action against the sheriff alleging false arrest and imprisonment. The incident was alleged to have occurred on or about August 17,...

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