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law of sovereign immunity in Florida

5 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1982–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
MANATEE CTY. v. Town of Longboat Keygreen
fla · 1978 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024X, § 13, Fla. Const; see Manatee County, 365 So. 2d at 147 (agreeing with the argument of the county that sovereign immunity applies "unless the Legislature provides otherwise by general law").

2024X, § 13, Fla. Const; see Manatee County, 365 So. 2d at 147 (agreeing with the argument of the county that sovereign immunity applies "unless the Legislature provides otherwise by general law").

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Trianon Park Condominium v. City of Hialeah green
fla · 1985
1 sentence

1988Trianon, 468 So.2d at 919-920 .

11988–1988
Hargrove v. Town of Cocoa Beach red
fla · 1957
1 sentence

1983Under the limitations on sovereign immunity that existed after Hargrove v. Town of Cocoa Beach, 96 So.2d 130 (Fla. 1957), we believe that immunity would still have existed.

11983–1983
Kaufman v. City of Tallahassee green
fla · 1922
2 sentences

1983Under the early cases such as Kaufman v. City of Tallahassee, 84 Fla. 634 , 94 So. 697 (1922), the appellees here would clearly be immune as Deputy Parker was functioning within the scope of his employment in a pure governmental function as opposed to a proprietary function.

1983Under the early cases such as Kaufman v. City of Tallahassee, 84 Fla. 634 , 94 So. 697 (1922), the appellees here would clearly be immune as Deputy Parker was functioning within the scope of his employment in a pure governmental function as opposed to a proprietary function.

11983–1983
Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River Cty. green
fla · 1979
1 sentence

1982The Court today in a trilogy of opinions, including this opinion, [1] attempts to clarify and advance the development of the law of sovereign immunity waiver in this state spawned by section 768.28, Florida Statutes (1975), as interpreted in Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River County, 371 So.2d 1010 (Fla. 1979).

11982–1982

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 768.28 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

MS 10 (1994–2006) FL 5 (1982–2024) UT 5 (1983–2018) MO 5 (1981–2011) GA 4 (1977–2021) PA 4 (1979–1980) WY 3 (2014–2024) VA 3 (1983–2017) WA 3 (2024–2025) ME 3 (1987–2018) CA 2 (1977–1990) AK 2 (2009–2013) IL 2 (1995–1995) TX 2 (2015–2015) TN 2 (1975–2012)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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