VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL v. CITY OF MIAMI SHORES

No. 51233.

362 So.2d 275 (1978)

VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL, Appellant, v. CITY OF MIAMI SHORES, Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Wanick, Miami Beach, for appellant.

Alan R. Dakan of High, Stack, Davis & Lazenby, Miami, for appellee.


ADKINS, Justice.

We have for review on direct appeal a final judgment of a trial court which passed on the constitutional validity of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, Section 768.31, Florida Statutes (1975). We have jurisdiction. Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

The parties to this action, The Village of El Portal and the City of Miami Shores, are adjoining municipalities. During the early morning hours of December 23, 1973...

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