768.12 Motor vehicle colliding with any animal at large on a public highway.—Whenever a motor vehicle collides with any animal at large on a public highway of this state, and the operator of the motor vehicle dies as a result of the collision, the owner of such animal shall have no cause of action against the personal representative of the estate of the said deceased operator on account of any injuries to, or the death of, such animal, resulting from the collision.
Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 397349
...If the Legislature intends to grant immunity from civil suit, it certainly knows how to explicitly do so. See, e.g., § 335.141(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2007) (utilizing the language, "not liable for any action or omission"); § 768.075(1), Fla. Stat. (2007) (employing the phrase, "shall not be held liable for any civil damages"); § 768.12, Fla. Stat. (2007) (using the terminology, "shall have no cause of action"); § 768.125, Fla....
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