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CITY OF LAKE WORTH v. WALTON

No. 82-2199.

462 So.2d 1137 (1984)

CITY OF LAKE WORTH, a Florida Municipal Corporation, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. Robert WALTON, Appellee/Cross Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. City Atty., Lake Worth, for appellant/cross appellee.

Barbara J. Compiani of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., and Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney & Searcy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee/cross appellant.

DOWNEY, Judge.

Robert Walton, a police officer, sued his employer, the City of Lake Worth, for wrongfully refusing to promote him. Appellee recovered damages in the amount of $75,000, together with $30,000 in attorney's fees, and the City appeals. Walton cross appeals from the court's denial of his motion for new trial to obtain additional damages for humiliation and mental anguish.

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