Legal Opinion

State ex rel. State Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. District Court of Appeal for the Second District of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 12, 1972No. 42004PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Justice.

The Relator, State Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, seeks a writ of prohibition or writ of cer-tiorari to restrain the District Court of Appeal, Second District, from requiring Relator to post a $100,000 supersedeas bond in order to perfect and further prosecute its appeal from an adverse judgment.

The adverse judgment was entered by the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit which quieted title to a strip of beachfront property in favor of Respondent Madeira Beach Nominee, Inc. (appellee in the District Court appeal). The Trustees claimed the strip…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Simpson v. MerrillSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. Horn v. HornSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  3. Dixon v. StoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1949

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. City of Jacksonville v. Brentwood Golf Course, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  2. City of Lauderdale Lakes v. CornSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  3. City of St. Petersburg v. WallSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  4. City of Lauderdale Lakes v. CornDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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