Legal Opinion

McCarty v. Lichtenberg

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 23, 1953PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRELL, Acting Chief Justice.

Appellee filed his bill of complaint against appellants to restrain them from selling certain lands in Dade County. Defendants moved to dismiss the bill on the ground that their official residence was Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida and claiming their right to be sued in said county, since no constitutional right of plaintiff was challenged and no attempt to seize his property was shown. The motion to dismiss was overruled and the sale was enjoined. This appeal was prosecuted from that decree.

The point for determination is whether or not the Trustees of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
  2. Padgett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  3. Henderson v. GaySupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  4. Gay v. OgilvieSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  5. State Ex Rel. Ayala v. KnottSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Com. Sh., Inc. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. Williams v. FerrentinoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  3. Paxson v. CollinsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  4. East Coast Grocery Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  5. Morris v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

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