Legal Opinion

Perry Trading Co. v. City of Tallahassee

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 8, 1937PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, C. J.

The Perry Trading Company is a private corporation existing under the laws of Florida. It is engaged in the business of selling furniture at a permanent location in the City of Tallahassee. It carries a “full -and complete stock of furniture, merchandise and accessories.”

On January 12, 1935, the City of Tallahassee enacted an Ordinance entitled:

“An Ordinance Regulating the Sale and Offering for Sale at Public Auction of Goods, Wares and Merchandise in the City of Tallahassee, and to Provide Penalties for the Violation thereof, and Declaring an Emergency to Exist.
“Whereas, auction sales of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Fulton v. IvesSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  2. Maxwell v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  3. Noble v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
  4. Goldstein v. MaloneySupreme Court of Florida · 1911
  5. State Ex Rel. McAuley v. YorkSupreme Court of Florida · 1925

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Prior v. WhiteSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  2. Steinberg-Baum & Co. v. Dayton CountrymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  3. JORDAN CHAPEL FREEWILL BAPTIST CH. v. Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  4. Pearce v. Village of EdinaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
  5. Moore v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1960

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