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McGowan v. Miami-Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 20, 1999
724 So. 2d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Summary

reversing summary judgment where the record, including the affidavits submitted on rehearing, established the existence of a material factual issue

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Opinion

No. 98-1456.

January 20, 1999.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Amy Dean, Judge.

A. Margaret Hesford, for appellant.

Robert A. Ginsburg, County Attorney, and William X. Candela and Thomas A. Tucker Ronzetti, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellees.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.


Gary McGowan appeals a final summary judgment on a breach of contract claim and an agreed order awarding attorney's fees. We reverse the judgment as to Miami-Dade County: the record, which includes the affidavits submitted on rehearing, establishes the existence of the material factual issue whether the County breached the agreement with McGowan by failing to remove the pertinent documents from his personnel files and not from the internal affairs file. See Fatherly v. California Fed. Bank, 703 So.2d 1101, 1102 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997); Sapphire Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Amerivend Corp., 691 So.2d 600 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Accordingly, the County did not carry its burden on summary judgment. However, we affirm the summary judgment entered in favor of the other appellees. See E.C. Goldman, Inc. v. A/R/C Assocs., Inc., 543 So.2d 1268 (Fla. 5th DCA), review denied, 551 So.2d 461 (Fla. 1989); Busby v. City of Orlando, 931 F.2d 764 (11th Cir. 1991). Because we reverse the summary judgment in favor of the County, we must reverse that portion of the order awarding the County attorney's fees and costs.

At oral argument, the County conceded that the documents were in McGowan's personnel files.

Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part; order awarding the County fees and costs reversed; and cause remanded.


Summaries of

McGowan v. Miami-Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 20, 1999
724 So. 2d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

reversing summary judgment where the record, including the affidavits submitted on rehearing, established the existence of a material factual issue

Summary of this case from Pascal v. Broward Water Consultants, Inc.

reversing summary judgment where the record, including the affidavits submitted on rehearing, established the existence of a material factual issue

Summary of this case from AC Holdings 2006, Inc. v. McCarty
Case details for

McGowan v. Miami-Dade County

Case Details

Full title:Gary McGOWAN, Appellant, v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Joaquin G. Avino, as County…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 20, 1999

Citations

724 So. 2d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

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