Case Name: CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, Appellant, v. Bonnie ATLAS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-01-04
Citations: 474 So. 2d 237
Docket Number: No. 84-631
Parties: CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, Appellant, v. Bonnie ATLAS, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, C.J., and LETTS and DELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 474
Pages: 237–238

Head Matter:
CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, Appellant, v. Bonnie ATLAS, Appellee.
No. 84-631.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 4, 1985.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 11, 1985.
Gary M. Farmer of Gary M. Farmer, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Steven L. Josias of Josias & Goren, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Philip Michael Cullen, III, Fort Lauder-dale, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant's contention that a plaintiff must allege compliance with the notice provision of section 768.28(6), Florida Statutes (1983) in order to vest the circuit court with subject matter jurisdiction of a tort suit against a municipality is without merit. This allegation is a condition precedent to suit, Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River County, 371 So.2d 1010 (Fla.1979), which must be pled to state a cause of action, but which may be waived by a defendant, City of Jacksonville Beach v. Duncan, 392 So.2d 25, 26 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981), petition for review denied, 399 So.2d 1141 (Fla.1981); Hutchins v. Mills, 363 So.2d 818 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978), cert. denied, 368 So.2d 1386 (Fla.1979). We hold that appellant waived the defect in the pleadings under the facts of this case.
Appellant, however, correctly asserts its right to jury trial on damages. Barge v. Simeton, 460 So.2d 939 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Jayre, Inc. v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., 420 So.2d 937 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).
We reverse and remand for jury trial upon the question of damages only.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED.
ANSTEAD, C.J., and LETTS and DELL, JJ., concur.