Legal Opinion
Palm Beach County v. Green
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 27, 1965No. 33727PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’CONNELL, Justice.
By Chapter 63-200, Laws of Florida, the 1963 Legislature established new boundaries for Glades, Hendry, Okeechobee, Martin and Palm Beach Counties. Under the statute the area of Lake Okeechobee, which theretofore had been wholly in Palm Beach County, was so divided that each of the other four counties were given a pie-shaped portion thereof.
The appellants sued for declaratory decree contending that: (1) Chapter 63-200 is unconstitutional because the boundary descriptions were deficient, the title thereto was defective and the act contained two subject matters in violation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Town of Monticello v. FinlaysonSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- State ex rel. Cheyney v. SammonsSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
- Swann v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. Florida Development CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- State Ex Rel. Franklin County v. LeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commodore Plaza at Century 21 Condominium Ass'n v. CohenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- City of Miami v. St. Joe Paper Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Radford v. Town of Palm Beach ShoresDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Rubin v. SanfordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Franklin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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