LEE v. HARPER

No. 1D20-2772.

328 So.3d 384 (2021)

Rebecca P. LEE, Appellant, v. David HARPER, Sheriff, Madison County, Florida; and Sidney Pridgeon, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie A. Mattox and Ashley N. Richardson of Marie A. Mattox, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Matthew Joseph Carson , Michael P. Spellman , and Jeffrey D. Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee David Harper, Sheriff of Madison County, Florida.


Rebecca P. Lee appeals the trial court's order dismissing with prejudice her claims for negligence and negligent supervision against the Sheriff of Madison County ("the Sheriff") in his official capacity. Because the trial court correctly concluded that the Sheriff did not owe Lee a legal duty of care or an obligation to investigate or take...

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