CALHOUN v. NIENHUIS

No. 5D12-3213.

110 So.3d 24 (2013)

Patricia CALHOUN, Appellant, v. Alvin NIENHUIS, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Jensen , of Unice Salzman, PA, Palm Harbor, for Appellant.

Ian D. Forsythe , of Hilyard, Bogan & Palmer, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.


PALMER, J.

Patricia Calhoun appeals the summary judgment entered against her in her negligence lawsuit against Alvin Nienhuis, in his official capacity as the Sheriff of Hernando County (Sheriff). Determining that the trial court applied the wrong statute of limitations to Calhoun's lawsuit, we reverse.

Calhoun sued the Sheriff for negligence. The complaint alleged that, while she was incarcerated as a pre-trial detainee in the Hernando County Jail, Calhoun...

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