METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY v. MARTINSEN

No. 98-2055.

736 So.2d 794 (1999)

METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, Appellant, v. Frances MARTINSEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsberg, County Attorney, and Thomas A. Tucker Ronzetti, and Warren F.X. Smith, Assistant County Attorneys, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Rosenblatt, Miami, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, SHEVIN and SORONDO, JJ.


SHEVIN, Judge.

Metropolitan Dade County appeals a final judgment in a personal injury case contending that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to dismiss the case based on plaintiffs untruthful sworn statements. We reverse the judgment and remand for dismissal of the case.

Plaintiff, a nurse, sought recovery for injuries allegedly suffered when her car was rear-ended by a County bus that was traveling at approximately 4-5 miles per hour...

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