SCULLOCK v. GEE

No. 2D12-3976.

133 So.3d 1208 (2014)

Willie Arthur SCULLOCK, II, Appellant, v. Hillsborough County Sheriff David GEE and Deputy Joseph Akos, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Arthur Scullock, II, pro se.

Jason G. Gordillo , Tampa, for Appellees.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Willie Scullock appeals the dismissal with prejudice of his civil action alleging false arrest by a sheriff's deputy. We reverse.

Scullock's suit was based on an allegedly false arrest that occurred on April 9, 2007. A cause of action for false arrest accrues on the day of the arrest. Leatherwood v. City of Key West, 347 So.2d 441, 442 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977) (citing Gordon v. City of Belle Glade,...

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