Thompson v. State

McDonald, justice.

This is a direct appeal from the Charlotte County Court which held constitutional section 823.01(2), Florida Statutes (1975). This Court has jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla.Const. (1972). We reverse.

The court order closed Mothers, a business owned and operated by Roger, Vicki, and Dorothy Thompson. This order followed a finding by a panel of twelve householders, summoned and acting pursuant to section 823.01(2), that the nightclub was a nuisance. Section 823.01(2) reads as follows:

Any nuisance which tends to the immediate annoyance of the citizens in general, or is…