# Bailey v. City of Tampa

> Supreme Court of Florida · May 12, 1965 · 175 So. 2d 533

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7414625

## Case

- **Full name:** DeWitt C. BAILEY, Chauncey K. Haynes, Hampton V. Murrell, Rozwell E. Kenna, Louis Steward, Newell N. Wright v. CITY OF TAMPA, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, Julian B. Lane, as Mayor of said City, Hobart D. Pelhank, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fire and Police Pension Fund and Finance Director of said city
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Florida
- **Decided:** May 12, 1965
- **Citations:** 175 So. 2d 533; 1965 Fla. LEXIS 3168
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Caldwell, Connell, Ervin, Nal, Thomas, Thor
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- explaining that the legislature, in 1941, created Tampa’s Pension Fund for Firemen and Policemen

## Opinion text

PER CURIAM.
Upon careful re-examination of the record in the light of oral argument, we are *534 convinced there is no conflict between the decision of the District Court of Appeal and any decision of this Court or another District Court of Appeal justifying- exercise of jurisdiction by this Court, so the writ of certiorari is discharged.
THOMAS, Acting C. J., and THOR-NAL, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.
ERVIN, J., dissents with opinion.

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