Legal Opinion
St. John Medical Plans, Inc. v. Gutman
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 16, 1997No. 96-1800PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORGENSON, Judge.
The appellants, St. John Medical Plans, Inc., St. John Clinic Medical Center, Inc., and Miguel Angel Cruz-Peraza [the “plaintiffs”], both individually and on behalf of the State of Florida, brought an action against the appellee, Alberto Gutman, a state senator. Pertinent to this appeal, which involves the fourth count of a six-count complaint,1 is the plaintiffs’ allegation that Gut-*1295man misused his position as a state senator by receiving an inappropriate $500,000 fee, and in so doing breached the public trust. The trial court dismissed this count with prejudice, finding…
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