Legal Opinion
Meredith v. Board of Public Instruction for Hernando County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1940No. 9461PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit to collect past-due interest coupons attached to bonds issued by the Board of Public Instruction of Hernando County, Florida, on June 1, 1925, under authority of a special act of the State Legislature, for the purpose of purchasing a building site and erecting and furnishing a high-school building. The question for decision on this appeal is whether or not Chapter 10655, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1925, which authorized the issue for such purpose, is violative of Sections 8, 9, and 17 of Article 12 of the Florida Constitution.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hertz v. WoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- State ex rel. Hampton v. McClungSupreme Court of Florida · 1904
- Griffith v. AlcockeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Concordia Ins. Co. of Milwaukee v. School Dist. No. 98 of Payne Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- State ex rel. Bours v. L'EngleSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Board of Public Instruction for County of Hernando v. MeredithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Herzog v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Sterling Drug, Inc. v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1954
- Meredith v. City of Winter HavenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943