Legal Opinion · Dissent
City of Miami v. Robbie
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 3, 1984No. 83-2148Published
1DissentJorgenson, Judge
After the final gun had sounded, though the score was not tied, the City of Miami sought to send the game into overtime. Today’s majority opinion not only sanctions an improper extra period of play, it allows the game’s rules to be changed well after the game has ended. I therefore respectfully dissent.
Unlike Gaines v. Nortrust Realty Management, Inc., 422 So.2d 1037 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982), where all settlement discussions were held off the record, the parties to the instant settlement agreement ratified it during a public meeting of the City of Miami Commission and, in addition, exchanged…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Sheffield Poly-Glaz, Inc. v. HUMBOLDT GLASS, CO.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Dorson v. DorsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Florida Power Corp. v. City of TallahasseeSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Gaines v. Nortrust Realty Management, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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