Legal Opinion
Brock v. Board of County Commissioners
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 28, 2009No. 2D07-4549PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANADY, Associate Judge.
In this case involving a dispute between appellant, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Collier County (Clerk), and appellee, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, we consider questions concerning the scope of the powers exercised by the Clerk acting in his capacity as county auditor and custodian of all county funds.
The establishment by county employees of a checking account for a fire district controlled by the county precipitated the dispute underlying this litigation. Although the funds in the fire district checking account were ultimately surrendered…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bailey v. Van PeltSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- Peters v. HansenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Deltona Corporation v. Florida Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Treasure Island v. Tahitian Treasure Island, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- State v. Ronald GrateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Board of County Commissioners of Collier County v. BrockSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
- Knight v. Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Judicial CircuitDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- State of Florida v. Bryan Allen ReppleSupreme Court of Florida · 2025