WARNOCK

v.

FLORIDA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT COMMISSION

Citator

Cited By

• PW Ventures, Inc. v. Nichols, 533 So. 2d 281 (Fla. 1988)
  …inciple that the contemporaneous construction of a statute by the agency charged with its enforcement and interpretation is entitled to great weight. War-nock v. Florida Hotel & Restaurant Comm’n, 178 So. 2d 917 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965), appeal dismissed, 188 So. 2d 811 (Fla.1966). The courts will not depart from such a construction unless it is clearly unauthorized or erroneous. Gay v. Canada Dry Bottling Co., 59 So. 2d 788 (Fla.1952). Also, it is significant that the statute itself would permit the type of trans…
• Wilson v. State, 472 So. 2d 525 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
  …legislature intended legislation to serve a useful purpose, rather than imputing to the legislature an intention to do a useless act); see also Warnock v. Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission, 178 So. 2d 917 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965), appeal dismissed, 188 So. 2d 811 (Fla.1966). We hold that petitioners are eligible to purchase retirement credit for their past service with Pawley at the reduced rate pursuant to section 121.081(l)(g). Reversed and remanded with directions.…

Authorities Cited

• Warnock v. Fla. Hotel & Rest. Comm'n, 178 So. 2d 917 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965)