SEGO v. CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH

No. 1D00-0436.

771 So.2d 1235 (2000)

Donna SEGO, Appellant, v. CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Smith, Jacksonville; Wm. J. Sheppard and D. Gray Thomas of Sheppard, White and Thomas, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

John C. Cooper, Gwendolyn P. Adkins, Henry J. Graham of Cooper, Coppins & Monroe, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Donna Sego appeals a final summary judgment on her claim for false arrest against the City of Fernandina Beach. The trial court granted summary judgment on the theory that sovereign immunity precludes an action for false arrest. This was error. See Thomas v. Florida Game & Fresh Water Comm'n, 627 So.2d 541 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993) (sovereign immunity does not bar claim for false arrest); Lester v. City of Tavares...

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