State Department of Citrus v. Huff

HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by appellant from a Final Judgment which equates the Department of Citrus with a corporation described by Chapter 608, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and which granted plaintiff-appel-lee reimbursement from the funds of the Department of Citrus for attorney fees to be paid for defense of a criminal indictment.

Appellee, O. D. Huff, Jr., was a member and chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, now the Department of Citrus. He was indicted on several counts by the Grand Jury of Polk County, Florida. Charges arose from certain acts he allegedly performed…