ARTHUR R. CONNER, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Mueller v. THE Florida BAR, 390 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980)
  …959). As the latter case points out, the privilege extends only to words or acts within the scope of the authority of the public servant. Ward v. Allen, 11 So. 2d 193 (Fla.1942); Saxon v. Knowles, 185 So. 2d 194 (Fla. 4th DCA 1966); Knight v. Starr, 275 So. 2d 37 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). We have previously distinguished absolute privilege from the concept of sovereign immunity. Cobbs Auto Sales, Inc. v. Melvin Coleman, 353 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). Article V, Section 15, Florida Constitution (rev. 1972) p…
• Crowder v. Barbati, 987 So. 2d 166 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
  …ee and open explanations” of governmental actions and the right to this absolute privilege is a function of that necessity. Id. This absolute privilege extends to a sheriff for comments made in the course of the sheriffs duties. See Knight v. Starr, 275 So. 2d 37 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973) (affirming the dismissal of a defamation suit against a sheriff because “from the face of the pleading ... the alleged statements made by the defendant-sheriff were absolutely privileged.”). [*168] Later, Mueller v. The Florida B…
• Cobb's Auto Sales, Inc. v. Coleman, 353 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978)
  …trial court. As an executive officer the sheriff enjoys an absolute privilege as to any statements he makes incidental to his official duties. Hauser v. Urchisin, 231 So. 2d 6 (Fla.1970); McNayr v. Kelly, 184 So. 2d 428 (Fla.1966); Knight v. Starr, 275 So. 2d 37 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). The defense of privilege is a separate and distinct concept from sovereign immunity, the abrogation of which appellant relies on here to avoid the defense of privilege. The doctrine of sovereign immunity was a rule laid down by…

Authorities Cited

• Gerlaugh v. Fla. Parole Comm'n, 139 So. 2d 888 (Fla. 1962)