Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Carmichael
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 27, 1961No. 1610PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHREE, JOHN A. H., Associate Judge.
This appeal arises out of a suit to prevent the payment of an attorney’s fee to the Mayor’s lawyer in a suit against the other members of the City Council of Cocoa, Florida. Essentially, the object of the suit was to determine by a declaratory decree the respective rights and duties of the May- or and of the City Manager under the Charter and City Ordinance No. 1273. Indeed, *585it was a suit to test the validity of said ordinance.
The Mayor in his complaint alleged that a conflict of authority had arisen between him and the City Manager, particularly with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wester v. BeloteSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Anderson v. FullerSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Barnert v. Mayor of PatersonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1886
- Fidelity Trust Co. v. Village of StickneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Lewis v. PetersSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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- Guelman v. De GuelmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984