Legal Opinion
Town v. Reno
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 24, 1981No. 80-1664PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.
The City of Miami Beach1 sued to permanently enjoin 2 Jacquelyn Town from using certain premises owned by her which the City alleged were being used in violation of zoning ordinances.3 During the pretrial discovery stage of this civil suit, the City served written interrogatories upon Town. Asserting her privilege against self-incrimination, Town refused to answer a number of these questions.4 The City moved to compel Town’s answers. The trial court *603ordered Town to answer based exclusively 5 on the City’s proffer:
“... that it grants immunity to Defendant for violation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Pompano Horse Club, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Town v. State Ex Rel. RenoSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Holmes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Albert v. SalceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Winstel v. Sentry Quick Print, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995