Legal Opinion
Citrus County Hospital Board, etc. v. Citrus Memorial Health Foundation, Inc., etc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 13, 2014No. SC13-411PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.
This case is before the Court on appeal from the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Citrus Memorial Health Foundation, Inc. v. Citrus County Hospital Board, 108 So.3d 675 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), which held that the special law enacted at chapter 2011-256, Laws of Florida, impairs the Foundation’s contracts in violation of article I, section 10 of the Florida Constitution.1 For the reasons below, we affirm the First District’s decision.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1949, the Florida Legislature created the Citrus County Hospital Board, an independent special district charged with operating a public…
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