MESA v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 50560.

357 So.2d 711 (1978)

Antonio H. MESA, Appellant, v. Richard RODRIGUEZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Weinsoff and Thomas M. Carney of Weinsoff, Weinsoff & Carney, Miami, for appellant.

Murray Goldman of West, Friesner & Goldman, Miami, for appellee.

Richard Yale Feder and Irma Robbins Feder, Miami, for American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Greater Miami Chapter, amicus curiae.


BOYD, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the Dade County Circuit Court. In a civil suit for damages the court directly passed on the constitutional validity of a state statute. We have jurisdiction of the appeal. Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

I.

Antonio Mesa, a police officer for the City of Miami, filed suit on July 20, 1976, for damages in the Dade County Circuit Court against Richard...

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