VICTOR SEIJAS, APPELLANT,
v.
P. W. ANDREWS, CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPELLEES
VICTOR SEIJAS, APPELLANT,
P. W. ANDREWS, CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPELLEES
354 So. 2d 957
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1978)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 3 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. Simpson v. Handberry, 159 Fla. 805, 33 So. 2d 31 (1947); Baynard v. Windom, 63 So. 2d 773 (Fla.1952); State v. Evans, 102 So. 2d 403 (Fla. 3d DCA 1958).
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- Walton Medders v. State, 102 So. 2d 403 (Fla. 2d DCA 1958)
- Baynard v. Windom, 63 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 1952)
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