Tobin v. Vasey

WHATLEY, Judge.

James W. Tobin appeals an order granting a temporary injunction, which enjoined the North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District (the District) from paying Tobin $300,000 in severance compensation. Janet H. Vasey filed a complaint, as a taxpayer, against Tobin and the District and then applied for the injunction, contending that the payment of $300,000 in public funds was an unconstitutional exercise of the Distriet’s authority and that it was in excess of the severance pay provisions of Tobin’s employment agreement. The District did not oppose the injunction.1 We must reverse…