State ex rel. Finlayson v. Amos
Supreme Court of Florida
A case of original jurisdiction;
1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, C. J.
The petitioner .who is the owner of an automobile of 32 horse power with a seating capacity of one and not more than five persons, made application to the Comptroller under the provisions of Chapter 7275, Acts of the Legislature of 1917, to have his automobile registered in accordance with law.
*27He sent five dollars with his application, but the Comptroller refused to register his car, or to assign him a number, or to furnish him with metal number plates so that he might operate his car upon the public highways of the State. An alternative writ of mandamus was issued, and in his return the…
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