Legal Opinion
Broward County v. Finlayson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 12, 1988No. 87-0529PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LETTS, Judge.
The cause is affirmed in its entirety. However, we would be remiss if we failed to discuss the issue of prejudgment interest awarded by the trial court.
In this appeal, which is a continuation of Finlayson v. Broward County, 471 So.2d 67 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), the County protests the award of prejudgment interest to county emergency technicians who were wrongly denied overtime. The complaint filed by the technicians sounded in breach of contract.
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3Cited by2 opinions
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