· 2/3/1999
Holodak v. Lockwood
Citations
- 726 So. 2d 815
- 1999 WL 44391
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a clerk for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles did not owe a special duty to a particular group of plaintiffs to keep accurate records
- holding that in government tort suits, plaintiffs must prove defendant breached a common law or statutory duty \owed to the plaintiff individually and not a tort duty owed to the public generally\
- stating that in government tort suits, plaintiffs must prove that defendant breached a common law or statutory duty \owed to the plaintiff individually and not a tort duty owed to the public generally\
- holding clerk did not owe individual drivers special duty of care to properly and timely record traffic violation fine payments different from duty owed the general public to keep proper records
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Judges: Per Curiam
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