Legal Opinion
Rogers v. City of Leesburg
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 19, 1946PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, J.;
The City of Leesburg undertook to impose municipal taxes on the lot and lodge building of Leesburg Lodge No. 58, free and accepted Masons. Appellants, as trustees of the Lodge, filed their bill of complaint seeking to enjoin the enforcement of the levy. The Chancellor granted a motion of the City to dismiss the bill of complaint, and this appeal was prosecuted from that decree.
The question for determination is whether or not the property in question is exempt from taxation for municipal purposes, under Chapter 19376, Acts of 1939.
Appellants contend that this question should be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bloxham v. Florida Central & Peninsular RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- State Ex Rel. Miller v. DossSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- State Ex Rel. the Cragor Company v. DossSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Atlantic & Gulf Railroad v. AllenSupreme Court of Florida · 1876
3Cited by4 opinions
- Simpson v. BohonSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- City of Vero Beach v. Fletcher, Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Indian River County1965
- Episcopal Academy Private School, Inc. v. WaldenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Simpson v. BohonSupreme Court of Florida · 1947