Legal Opinion
Lee v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 31, 1983No. 82-2113PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HURLEY, Judge.
The question on appeal is whether the Career Service Commission is empowered to limit an award of back pay to a reinstated Florida highway patrolman. We answer in the affirmative and uphold the ruling of the Career Service Commission.
Dick A. Lee, a Florida highway patrolman, was dismissed from his position on February 15, 1982. He appealed to the Career Service Commission and was reinstated with full back pay on September 9, 1982. The Commission’s order, however, stated that the award of back pay was to be offset by “any gross income which [Trooper Lee] had earned from personal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Dresskell v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Rubin v. ShapiroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Ridaught v. Division of Florida Highway PatrolSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Department of Law Enforcement v. AllenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Corte v. Department of Administration, Career Service CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Town of Pembroke Park v. Florida State Lodge, Fraternal Order of PoliceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Williams v. Department of TransportationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988