Legal Opinion
Lee v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 2, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
On May 31, 1934, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company filed its bill of complaint against J. M. Lee as Comptroller of the State of Florida to contest the validity of certain special tax school district taxes and certain special tax road district taxes against the railroad property for the year 1933. The bill was afterwards amended in many respects. During the time that the suit has been pending in the circuit court there have been settlements between the railroad company and the involved districts in many of the counties and, therefore, the bill of complaint was dismissed as to districts in…
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