Case Name: ESTATE OF Helen SMITH, By and Through its Personal Representative, Sheila R. JORDAN, and on behalf of the Estate and the Decedent's Survivors, Twinda Smith, Shon Ward, Sheila Jordan and Clydell Crawford, Appellants, v. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Lieutenant David Kordzikowski, Sergeant Richard Allen and MS and S Toyota, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Homestead, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-03-03
Citations: 615 So. 2d 204
Docket Number: No. 92-0475
Parties: ESTATE OF Helen SMITH, By and Through its Personal Representative, Sheila R. JORDAN, and on behalf of the Estate and the Decedent’s Survivors, Twinda Smith, Shon Ward, Sheila Jordan and Clydell Crawford, Appellants, v. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Lieutenant David Kordzikowski, Sergeant Richard Allen and MS and S Toyota, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Homestead, Appellees.
Judges: ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 615
Pages: 204–205

Head Matter:
ESTATE OF Helen SMITH, By and Through its Personal Representative, Sheila R. JORDAN, and on behalf of the Estate and the Decedent’s Survivors, Twinda Smith, Shon Ward, Sheila Jordan and Clydell Crawford, Appellants, v. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Lieutenant David Kordzikowski, Sergeant Richard Allen and MS and S Toyota, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Homestead, Appellees.
No. 92-0475.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 3, 1993.
Rehearing Denied April 9, 1993.
Timothy P. Beavers and Michael G. Kap-lan of McFann, Beavers & Kaplan, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.
Michael R. Piper of Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke & George, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Kordzikowski.
B.J. Cummins of Cummins, Bass And Diaz, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Allen.

Opinion:
OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge.
Appellants' decedent died as a result of injuries sustained when the car which she was operating was struck by a speeding vehicle being pursued by units of the Hollywood Police Department. The trial court dismissed with prejudice that count of appellants' amended complaint which sought to state a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two of the police officers involved in the high speed chase. We affirm the judgment of dismissal on the authority of Cannon v. Taylor, 782 F.2d 947 (11th Cir.1986), and Jones v. Sherrill, 827 F.2d 1102 (6th Cir.1987). While ordinarily leave to amend is granted when a complaint is dismissed for failure to state a cause of action, it is apparent that in this instance no viable cause of action under section 1983 can be alleged against the police officers.
AFFIRMED.
ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., concur.