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City of Delray Beach v. Watts
461 So. 2d 142
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1984
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461 So.2d 142 (1984)

The CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, Appellant,
v.
Shalanda WATTS, a Minor by and through Her Natural Mother and Next Friend, Naomi Williams and Naomi Williams, Individually, Gerome Gholston, Owner and Progressive American Insurance Company, Etc., et al., Appellees.

No. 83-2106.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 21, 1984.
Rehearing Denied January 21, 1985.

Steven R. Berger and Amy N. Dean of Steven R. Berger, P.A., and Peterson & Fogarty, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Gary E. Garbis of Gary E. Garbis, P.A., Miami, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse because the placement of the garbage dumpster was a planning-level decision of the City thereby entitling it to sovereign immunity and, further, no exception was created because the dumpster did not constitute a known danger not readily apparent to potential victims or a hidden trap or danger. The dumpster and its location, and whatever danger they created, were open and obvious. Payne v. Broward Co., 461 So.2d 63 (Fla. 1984); City of St. Petersburg v. Collom, 419 So.2d 1082 (Fla. 1982); and Department of Transportation v. Neilson, 419 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 1982).

Reversed.

HERSEY and WALDEN, JJ., and GREEN, OLIVER L., Jr., Associate Judge, concur.

Case Details

Case Name: City of Delray Beach v. Watts
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Nov 21, 1984
Citation: 461 So. 2d 142
Docket Number: 83-2106
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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