City of North Miami Beach v. Bernay

HORTON, Chief Judge.

The appellee Bernay brought an action for declaratory relief for himself and on behalf of all residents of an area known as East View Manor in Dade County, Florida, seeking a determination as to the validity of certain prior decrees which incorporated by annexation the area in question into the City of North Miami Beach. The complaint sought injunctive relief against the City from levying and collecting ad valorem and other taxes in the event the court found that the decrees annexing the property were invalid. The basis for the alleged invalidity of the annexation decrees…