Legal Opinion

Standard Oil Co. v. City of Tallahassee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 28, 1950No. 13089_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by Standard Oil Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Kentucky, against the City of Tallahassee, a municipal corporation of the state of Florida, to enjoin the enforcement of a city zoning ordinance adopted by that municipality on April 27, 1948.

On April 30, 1949, a temporary restraining order was granted by the district court enjoining the City of Tallahassee from enforcing said ordinance against plaintiff pending a final hearing and disposition of the cause. On November 30, 1949, after considering the pleadings, stipulation of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Hadacheck v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of GoldsboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  4. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. TranbargerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Reinman v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. City of University Park v. BennersTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  2. City of Los Angeles v. GageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  3. Grant v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  4. E. B. Elliott Adv. Co., Henry F. Hill, Intervenor-Appellant v. Metropolitan Dade County, a Political Subdivision of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. County of San Diego v. McClurkenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951

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