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ESLINGER v. SHIELDS

No. 5D10-4201.

91 So.3d 185 (2012)

Donald ESLINGER, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Seminole County, Appellant, v. Kimberly SHIELDS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Poulton , Karin M. Glascock , and Christine H.D. Moser of DeBevoise & Poulton, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellant.

Chad A. Barr and Crystal L. Eiffert of Eiffert & Associates, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

JACOBUS, J.

Donald Eslinger, Sheriff of Seminole County, timely appeals a jury award of damages to Kimberly Shields on a claim of false imprisonment by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. Eslinger contends that the trial court should have directed a verdict on the false imprisonment claim because the Seminole County Sheriff's Office arrested Shields based on two valid warrants. We agree and reverse.

In 2002, Shields was involved in an automobile accident...

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