CITY OF SWEETWATER FLORIDA v. ST. GERMAIN

No. 3D06-1626.

943 So.2d 259 (2006)

CITY OF SWEETWATER FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, Appellant, v. Allen B. ST. GERMAIN and George Ignacio Alvarez, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irizarri & Gersten, Miami, and Ramon Irizarri and Judith L. Gersten, Miami, for appellants.

Jorden Burt and Janice Burton Sharpstein; Hartman & Cornely and Douglas C. Hartman, Miami, for appellees.

Before WELLS, CORTIÑAS and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


WELLS, Judge.

The City of Sweetwater appeals from an order denying its motion to dismiss, on service of process and personal jurisdiction grounds, the applications of two of its police officers who sought payment of attorneys' fees and costs after being found not guilty of criminal charges. We affirm.

On July 7, 2004, Sweetwater police officers Allen B. St. Germain and George Ignacio Alvarez were charged with felony battery and official misconduct. Following...

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