Crane Rental of Orlando, Inc. v. Hausman

McDONALD, Justice.

We have jurisdiction in this cause because the decision under review, Crane Rental of Orlando, Inc. v. Hausman, 518 So.2d 395 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987), construes a provision of the Florida Constitution. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We accepted the case for review because it involves a question of statewide public importance. The issue is whether a county may tax self-propelled cranes as personal property or whether it is precluded from doing so because the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, an agency of the state, has required and collected a motor vehicle license…