City of Miami v. Bus Benches Co.

By this appeal, the court is called upon to review the correctness of a final decree rendered by a chancellor in a controversy between the appellants [who were the defendants in the trial court] and the ap-pellee [who was the plaintiff].

Pursuant to ordinance and appropriate resolution, the appellee held an agreement permitting it to install benches within the corporate limits of the City of Miami, permitting advertising thereon for a period of 5 years. During the term the municipality, through its appropriate officials, attempted to interfere with the terms of the agreement by prohibiting the…