City of Miami v. Gates

The City of Miami appeals an order of the circuit court denying the City’s motion to enforce a final judgment and to hold appellees in contempt of court. The question presented is whether a 1985 class action settlement bars class members from making claims for reimbursement of benefits in reliance on Barragan v. City of Miami, 545 So.2d 252 (Fla.1989). We conclude that it does not and affirm the ruling of the trial court.

In 1977 the appellee plaintiffs1 brought a class action against the City of Miami, alleging that

the city had improperly diverted ad valo-rem tax revenues which had been…