Case Name: CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, v. Robert L. DAUGHERTY, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-03-25
Citations: 614 So. 2d 1222
Docket Number: No. 92-1593
Parties: CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, v. Robert L. DAUGHERTY, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, C.J., and ERVIN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 614
Pages: 1222–1222

Head Matter:
CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, v. Robert L. DAUGHERTY, Appellee.
No. 92-1593.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 25, 1993.
A. Quinn Jones, III, City Atty., and Kathryn S. Pecko, Asst. City Atty., and Jay M. Levy, Miami, for appellant.
Richard A. Sicking, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this workers' compensation case, all of the issues raised on appeal have previously been addressed by this court. As to the issues of retroactivity and penalties, as we have done in numerous other cases, we affirm the decision of the judge of compensation claims and certify to the Supreme Court the following question, which we believe to be one of great public importance:
IS SECTION 440.27 APPLICABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE, AND IF SO, CAN THE CITY OF MIAMI BE LEGALLY EXCUSED FROM PAYING A PENALTY PURSUANT TO THAT SECTION ON THE AMOUNT OF PENSION OFFSET MONIES WITHHELD IN THE PAST BECAUSE THE CITY DID SO IN GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON THE VALIDITY OF THE CITY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PENSION OFFSET IN VIEW OF THE APPELLATE DECISIONS APPROVING ITS VALIDITY?
With regard to the lien issue, we delete from the order of the judge of compensation claims the language "subject to a lien in favor of FIPO of $290.13 per month." In its place, we substitute the language "subject to an offset in excess of the average monthly wage, which offset m this case is $290.13."
Affirmed in part, reversed in part.
JOANOS, C.J., and ERVIN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.