CITY OF TAMPA v. HINES

No. 91-01886.

596 So.2d 160 (1992)

CITY OF TAMPA, Appellant, v. Stacey HINES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela K. Akin, City Atty., and Tyron Brown, Asst. City Atty., Tampa, for appellant.

Steven A. Royal of Mixon & Hubbell, Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Appellant, the City of Tampa, contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion for dissolution of writ of garnishment. The writ was for attorney's fees owed to appellee garnisher, Stacey Hines, by a city employee. The city argues that such a writ may not be enforced against a municipality under section 61.12, Florida Statutes (1989). We do not agree. We affirm.

Appellee, the wife in a dissolution of marriage action, sought to garnish...

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