Case Name: Sandra LEMAY, etc., Appellant, v. Michael KONDRK and Taylor Douglas, etc., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-12-05
Citations: 860 So. 2d 1022
Docket Number: No. 5D02-1468
Parties: Sandra LEMAY, etc., Appellant, v. Michael KONDRK and Taylor Douglas, etc., Appellee.
Judges: REVERSED and REMANDED.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 860
Pages: 1022–1026

Head Matter:
Sandra LEMAY, etc., Appellant, v. Michael KONDRK and Taylor Douglas, etc., Appellee.
No. 5D02-1468.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 5, 2003.
Michael W. Woodward of Keyser & Woodward, P. A., Interlachen, for Appellant.
William R. Waters, Jr. and Gayle Smith Swedmark, and John W. Jolly, Jr., of Jolly, Peterson & Waters, P. A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
GRIFFIN, J.
We grant appellee's motion for rehearing, withdraw our prior opinion and issue the following opinion in its place:
Sandra Lemay ["Lemay"], as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Ault, appeals the dismissal of her wrongful death claim against Michael Kondrk ["Kondrk"], a Putnam County Deputy Sheriff. We reverse.
In deciding whether the complaint states a cause of action, the trial court must confine its review to the four corners of the complaint, draw all inferences in favor of the pleader and accept as true all well-pleaded allegations. We must review such orders de novo. On review, we conclude that the complaint contains sufficient allegations to state a claim that meets the threshold for personal liability set forth in section 768.28(9)(a), Florida Statutes (1998).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
SHARP, W., J., concurs.
ORFINGER, J., dissents, with opinion.