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City of Miami Springs v. Steffen

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 10, 1983
423 So. 2d 930 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Summary

reversing the entry of a temporary injunction that directed defendants to pay plaintiffs $53,491.21 in back wages and concluding there is "no irreparable harm for the purpose of a temporary injunction where the harm can be adequately compensated for by a monetary award"

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Opinion

No. 82-1148.

November 16, 1982. Rehearing Denied January 10, 1983.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, George Orr, J.

Albert L. Weintraub, Joseph H. Weil, Miami, for appellants.

J. Arthur Hawkesworth, Jr., Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.


We reverse the temporary mandatory injunction which directs defendants to pay plaintiffs $53,491.21 in back wages. The purpose of a temporary injunction is to preserve the status quo until full relief may be granted. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc. v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 212 So.2d 365 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968). There is no irreparable harm for the purpose of a temporary injunction where the harm can be adequately compensated for by a monetary award. Goldberger v. Regency Highland Condominium Association, Inc., 383 So.2d 1173 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); Oxford International Bank and Trust, Ltd. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith, Inc., 374 So.2d 54 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979). A temporary injunction does not decide the merits of a case unless (1) the hearing is specially set for that purpose, and (2) the parties have had a full opportunity to present their cases. University of Texas v. Camenisch, 451 U.S. 390, 101 S.Ct. 1830, 68 L.Ed.2d 175 (1981); Ladner v. Plaza Del Prado Condominium Association, Inc., 423 So.2d 927 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

City of Miami Springs v. Steffen

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 10, 1983
423 So. 2d 930 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

reversing the entry of a temporary injunction that directed defendants to pay plaintiffs $53,491.21 in back wages and concluding there is "no irreparable harm for the purpose of a temporary injunction where the harm can be adequately compensated for by a monetary award"

Summary of this case from XIP Techs., LLC v. Ascend Glob. Servs., LLC
Case details for

City of Miami Springs v. Steffen

Case Details

Full title:CITY OF MIAMI SPRINGS, JOINED BY E. MICHAEL MYERS, APPELLANTS, v. EARL C…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 10, 1983

Citations

423 So. 2d 930 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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