Legal Opinion
Jones v. Trawick
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 16, 1954PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
75 So.2d 785 (1954)
Edmond JONES et al., Appellants,
v.
J.B. TRAWICK et al., Appellees.
Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.
November 16, 1954.
Coe & Coe, Pensacola, for appellants.
Forsyth Caro, Pensacola, for appellees.
ROBERTS, Chief Justice.
The question presented on this appeal is whether a cemetery proposed to be located in a predominantly residential area may be enjoined as a private nuisance by the adjacent home owners. The facts giving rise to this question are stated in the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice Thomas.
We are cognizant of the rule that cemeteries are not nuisances per se and that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jordan v. NesmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
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