JOSE REITOR, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Thornber v. City OF Fort Walton Beach, 568 So. 2d 914 (Fla. 1990)
  …ison v. Reid, 397 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). The purpose of this common law rule is to avoid the chilling effect that a denial of representation might have on public officials in performing their duties properly and diligently. Nuzum v. Valdes, 407 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). This entitlement to attorney’s fees arises independent of statute, ordinance, or charter. Lomelo, 423 So. 2d at 976. For public officials to be entitled to representation at public expense, the litigation must (1) arise out of or…
• Metro. Dade Cnty. v. Evans, 474 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
  …case against him was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to a settlement effected by the county, and that he was therefore entitled to reimbursement of his attorney’s fees under section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1983).1 See generally, Nuzum v. Valdes, 407 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Since the dismissal operated to terminate finally any proceeding against the officer, see Sacks v. Rickies, 155 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 3d DCA 1963), and, as we held in State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. Hall, 409…
• The City OF Fort Walton Beach v. Al Grant, 544 So. 2d 230 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)
  …aint. Section 111.07 recognizes the common law doctrine that a public officer is entitled to an attorney at the expense of the public in litigation arising from the performance of his official duties while serving a public purpose. Nuzum v. Valdes, 407 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); Ellison v. Reid, 397 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); Markham v. State Dept. of Revenue, 298 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); Duplig v. City of South Daytona, 195 So. 2d 581 (Fla. 1st DCA 1967); Peck v. Spencer, 26 Fla. 23, 7 So. 6…

Authorities Cited

• Goodman v. State, 399 So. 2d 1120 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981)