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· 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

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

  • 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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