Opinion
No. 82-475.
December 1, 1982.
Appeal from Circuit Court, Pinellas County; Mark R. McGarry, Jr., Judge.
Michael S. Davis, City Atty., Kim Streeter, Asst. City Atty., St. Petersburg, for appellants.
Jay M. Thorpe, St. Petersburg, for appellee.
We construe the final judgment as not barring appellee's application for benefits on the bases of laches, but as not precluding appellant from seeking to establish that defense at an evidentiary hearing on the merits. As construed, the final judgment is AFFIRMED.
BOARDMAN, A.C.J., and SCHEB and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.