BETANCOURT v. CITY OF MIAMI

No. 97-994.

709 So.2d 196 (1998)

Raul BETANCOURT, et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF MIAMI, etc., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Lazar and Dennis A. Koltun, Miami, for appellants.

Joel Edward Maxwell and David Stone; Robert S. Glazier, Miami, and Jason Scott Coupal, Hollywood, for appellees.

Before JORGENSON, COPE and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Raul Betancourt, the plaintiff in a personal injury action brought against the City of Miami and other defendants appeals from an order of final summary judgment entered in favor of the City. We affirm.

Before a plaintiff files an action seeking compensatory damages against a municipality, he must first present a claim in writing within three years of that claim's accrual. § 786.26(6)(a), Fla. Stat. (1991). In this case, Mr. Betancourt was...

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