CITY OF HOLLYWOOD v. WITT

Nos. 4D00-1218, 4D00-1720.

789 So.2d 1130 (2001)

CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Appellant, v. Richard H. WITT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Abbott, City Attorney and Julie M. Vogel, Chief Litigation Counsel, Hollywood, for appellant.

Pamela S. Terranova of the Law Offices of Pamela S. Terranova, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

After appellee was terminated as police chief of the City of Hollywood, he brought this action for damages against the city, prevailing on claims for breach of contract and violation of the Whistle Blower's Act. We reverse, concluding that the chief cannot recover for breach of contract and that the court erred in excluding evidence relevant to the Whistle Blower claim.

In 1994, while appellee was the police chief, there were investigations involving...

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