City of Hollywood v. Petrosino

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• noting that in order to prevail in a declaratory judgment action, the moving party must not be seeking “legal advice by the courts or the answers to questions propounded from curiosity”
• finding that former employee’s declaratory relief action accrued when he was hired and informed he could not participate in pension plan, as all the elements of a declaratory relief action existed at that time
• finding that to state a cause of action for declaratory relief five elements must be met, including a present controversy as to an ascertainable state of facts and a present and adverse interest in the subject matter

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