City of Jacksonville v. Martin

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an injunction granted in favor of the appellee, a police officer, against the City of Jacksonville, enjoining the city “from pursuing a practice whereby the plaintiff (appellee) is required to accept regular pay for hours in excess of 40 per week, . . . and, from treating any of the plaintiffs (appellee’s) normal days off as vacation.” This case was certified to us by the court of appeals as presenting a question of statutory construction. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 29(l)(c).

Appellee filed suit in chancery court contending…