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PAQUIN v. CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT

No. 75-2.

330 So.2d 866 (1976)

Robert K. PAQUIN et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT, a Municipal Corporation under the Laws of Florida, and L. W. Quick, As Chief of Police of the City of Lighthouse Point, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry G. Carratt of Morgan, Carratt & O'Connor, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Richard H. Roth, Pompano Beach, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of the briefs, oral argument and the record on appeal we are of the opinion that the appellants were improperly classified as "employees" of the appellee-city which classification resulted in the unauthorized termination of their employment as policemen. The law recognizes that the status of a policeman is that of an "officer" rather than an "employee". Maudsley v. City of North Lauderdale, Fla.App. 4th 1974,

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