CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH v. LANGEVIN

No. 4-86-1803.

522 So.2d 857 (1987)

CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH, a Florida Municipal Corporation, William "Boone" Darden, and William E. Wilkins, Appellants, v. Steven J. LANGEVIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

On Motion for Rehearing April 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Buso of John N. Buso, P.A. West Palm Beach, for appellant-City.

Geoffrey C. Burdick of Burdick & Daves, West Palm Beach, for appellant-Darden.

James K. Green of Green, Eisenberg and Cohen, West Palm Beach, for appellant-Wilkins.

Philip M. Burlington of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., and Montgomery Searcy & Denney, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant city, city manager and chief of police from awards, following jury trial, of compensatory damages against all defendants of $500,000 and punitive damages against the individuals of $25,000 and $15,000 respectively. The verdict is appended. We affirm.

The cause of action arose out of reverse racial discrimination involving the discharge of the white plaintiff by blacks from his employment as a law enforcement...

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