· 7/29/1986
STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. Kropff
Citations
- 491 So. 2d 1252
- 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1647
How courts have described this case
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- finding “[o]nce [an officer] undertook to secure the site of the initial accident, he was required to do so with reasonable care”
- state trooper undertaking to secure the scene of an automobile collision had a duty to do so with reasonable care
- state trooper undertaking to secure the scene of an automobile collision had a duty to do so with reasonable care
- officer who takes control of an accident scene owes a special duty of care to those injured as a consequence of the officer's negligent control of the scene
- officer directing traffic at scene of accident liable for failure to exercise due care
- sovereign immunity relates to subject matter jurisdiction and may be raised at any time
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Judges: Hendry, Hubbart and Daniel S. Pearson
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