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· 5/29/1981

Jetton v. Jacksonville Elec. Auth.

Citations

  • 399 So. 2d 396
  • 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19990

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • emphasizing that the sovereign immunity statute, while restricting some causes of action, \enhance[d] overall\ liability
  • statutory limit of $50,000 per person, $100,000 per accident for recovery against the state in tort actions
  • narrowly construing the right to access to courts in determining whether the sovereign immunity statute was unconstitutional
  • there is a presumption that legislative enactments are constitutional
  • there is a presumption that legislative enactments are constitutional

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Judges: Robert P. Smith, Jr.

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