Legal Opinion
City of Daytona Beach v. Layne
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 4, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, Justice.
Alva G. Layne was discharged on August 8, 1953, as Chief of Detectives in the Department of Police, City of Daytona Beach. The order of discharge read in, part as follows:
“That this dismissal is, based on incompetency to discharge the duties of, inefficiency to properly perform the duties of and neglect to" properly perform the duties of Chief of Detectives of the Police Department of the City of Daytona Beach, and inability to properly supervise and evaluate the proper performance of duties of members of said Police Department assigned to his command.”
August 10, 1953, he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cone v. BenjaminSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- McNabb v. Tampa & St. Petersburg Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1919
- Rosenfelder v. HuttoeSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. McCallSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
3Cited by5 opinions
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- State ex rel. Mann v. BurnsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
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- Metropolitan Dade County Plumbing Contractors' Examining Board v. State ex rel. BishopDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- Baxter v. City of Dania, Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County1972