WILLINGHAM v. CITY OF ORLANDO

Nos. 5D05-736, 5D05-1111.

929 So.2d 43 (2006)

Donald K. WILLINGHAM, Appellant, v. The CITY OF ORLANDO, Officer Wayne Costa, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn L. Kasprzak of Kathryn L. Kasprzak, P.A., Orlando, and Jeremy K. Markman of The Markman Law Firm, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Walter A. Ketcham, Jr. and Ramon Vazquez of Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide & Telan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees, The City of Orlando and Wayne Costa.

John S. McEwan, II and David C. Bibb of McEwan, Martinez & Dukes, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, Orange County.


MONACO, J.

This case requires us to examine the potential liability of law enforcement officers and their governmental employers in connection with the execution of an arrest warrant and the taking into custody of the person named in the warrant. Because we conclude that no cause of action for false arrest or false imprisonment against the officer or the involved agencies could be alleged under the facts of this case, we affirm.

The appellant, Donald K. Willingham...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases