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JONES v. BOARD OF CONTROL

No. 30975.

131 So.2d 713 (1961)

Thomas Brooks JONES, Appellant, v. BOARD OF CONTROL of the State of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 23, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford C. Alloway, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Ralph E. Odum and James G. Mahorner, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Jones seeks reversal of a final judgment denying to him recovery for an alleged breach of his contract of employment as a professor at the University of Florida.

Numerous points for reversal are assigned but the principal contention revolves around the validity of a rule of the appellee Board which prohibits its employees from seeking election to public office.

The appellee, Board of Control, which supervises the operations...

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