Nugent v. Florida Hotel & Restaurant Commission

SHANNON, Chief Judge.

John W. Nugent, a motel owner and operator in Sarasota, Florida, seeks review by certiorari of an order of the Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission.

The notice of hearing under which conviction was ultimately had in the instant case charged the petitioner with three separate violations in regard to the physical composition of the outdoor signs displayed at petitioner’s motel. Additionally, the notice also charged that “the rates posted in the rooms do not agree with those displayed on the signs, neither are these rates filed with the commission office as required.”

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