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149 So. 2d 566
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1963
PER CURIAM.

The question certified to this court in the above stated cause for answer is as follows: “Is a municipality liable for the alleged acts of its police officers in committing an assault and battery on the plaintiff after the plaintiff has been arrested for the commission of a misdemeanor, without warrant, when the acts committing the misdemeanor were not committed in the presence of the arresting officer?”

It is our view that the above question is not such a question as falls within Rule 4.6, Florida Appellate Rules, 31 F.S.A., in that it does not appear that the question is without controlling precedent in this state. Chapman v. Slaff, Fla.App., 101 So.2d 413; City of Hollywood v. Peck, Fla.App., 57 So.2d 842; Schwob Co. of Florida v. Florida Industrial Commission, 152 Fla. 203, 11 So.2d 782.

The trial court under § 11 of Article 5 of the Constitution of Florida, F.S.A., has the power to adjudicate the question which may be reviewed on appeal if desired.

For the reasons stated the question was not proper for certification.

Case Details

Case Name: Jaworski v. City of Opa-Locka
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Feb 19, 1963
Citations: 149 So. 2d 566; No. 63-79
Docket Number: No. 63-79
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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