Case Name: Robert O. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. Dave STARR, individually, and as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, etc., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1975-05-23
Citations: 312 So. 2d 768
Docket Number: No. 74-904
Parties: Robert O. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. Dave STARR, individually, and as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, etc., et al., Appellees.
Judges: OWEN, C. J., and WALDEN and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 312
Pages: 768–769

Head Matter:
Robert O. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. Dave STARR, individually, and as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, etc., et al., Appellees.
No. 74-904.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 23, 1975.
Karl O. Koepke and Calvin W. Lenox, III, of Whitaker & Koepke & Associates, Orlando, for appellant.
James E. Thompson and Thomas T. Steele of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant suffered an adverse summary judgment in his action for false arrest and false imprisonment.
Arrested without a warrant, for a felony not committed in the arresting officer's presence, appellant was incarcerated in the county jail for several hours. Ultimately, his alibi was confirmed and he was released from custody.
The affidavits upon which summary judgment was entered on each count disclose material facts from which could be drawn reasonable contrary inferences and conclusions on the questions of whether (1) the defendant's deputy had probable cause to arrest appellant, and/or (2) the defendant unreasonably detained appellant. Thus, it was error to dispose of these counts by means of summary judgment. Holl v. Talcott, Fla.1966, 191 So.2d 40.
The summary judgments entered on these two counts are reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings. Upon remand appellant should be permitted to amend his pleadings so as to add the defendant's liability insurance carrier as a party.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
OWEN, C. J., and WALDEN and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.