Wilson ex rel. Thomas v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Wilson ex rel. Thomas v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction

272 So. 2d 179, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7365

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided January 24, 1973·No. No. 72-718·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant contends that by the enactment of Fla.Stat. § 230.23, F.S.A., the Legislature has abolished the sovereign immunity [180] of school boards in all cases involving- injury to persons lawfully on school property. Such an interpretation of the statute is strained and not in accordance with the legislative purpose. See Howarth v. City of De Land, 117 Fla 692, 158 So. 294 (1934); Peninsular Industrial Ins. Co. v. State, 61 Fla. 376, 55 So. 398 (1911).

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant contends that by the enactment of Fla.Stat. § 230.23, F.S.A., the Legislature has abolished the sovereign immunity [180] of school boards in all cases involving- injury to persons lawfully on school property. Such an interpretation of the statute is strained and not in accordance with the legislative purpose. See Howarth v. City of De Land, 117 Fla 692, 158 So. 294 (1934); Peninsular Industrial Ins. Co. v. State, 61 Fla. 376, 55 So. 398 (1911).

Affirmed.

Wilson ex rel. Thomas v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction, 272 So. 2d 179, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7365 (Fla. Ct. App. 1973).

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