Legal Opinion
Highway Engineering & Construction Co. v. Hillsborough County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1933No. 6922PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
A bill in equity was filed by Highway Engineering & Construction Company, Inc., against Hillsborough county, Fla., which set up that certain certificates of indebtedness issued by the county under chapter 9316 of the Laws of Florida of 1923 for the paving of a road which should have been liens against the abutting lands failed of their purpose and were not valid as such for reasons stated. It was prayed that by decree the county be required to take them back and submit to a money judgment. No injunction or receiver was prayed. The county moved to dismiss the bill, when…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Banco Mercantil Americano de Cuba v. Taggart Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1921
- King Mechanism & Engineering Co. v. Western Wheeled Scraper Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
- American Cyanamid Co. v. Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lewis v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Ore Navigation Corp. v. ThomsenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
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