Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors of South Florida Conservancy District v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 16, 1948PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNS, J.:
The case as presented by the relator and as made by the alternative writ and respondent’s answer is as follows:
South Florida Conservancy District was created in 1919 by legislative enactment (Chapter 7975) to drain and reclaim the lands within the District and render the same suitable for settlement and agricultural purposes. By the Act creating the District the Legislature levied an annual acreage tax upon the lands within the District to pay for the improvements. Bonds were issued by the district and sold to finance the works of construction.
The Legislature, in 1921, provided for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lainhart v. CattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Martin v. Dade Muck Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Hassan v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Everglades Sugar & Land Co. v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund v. BaileySupreme Court of Florida · 1862
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hunt v. Board of Commissioners of Everglades Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
- Remington Comm. v. Education FoundationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- State, Southern States Land v. Gladeview DrainageSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1988
- Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1992
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