Legal Opinion
City of Plant City v. Mann
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 25, 1981No. Nos. 58507, 58580PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Justice.
We are asked to review order no. 9173 of the Public Service Commission directing Tampa Electric Company to refund the excess franchise fees collected under order no. 8511 between October 30, 1978, and December 1, 1979, to non-municipal customers. We approve the order of the Public Service Commission and deny the petition for writ of certiorari.
This litigation involves the method of collecting municipal franchise fees. The direct method places the financial burden for franchise fees on the resident customers of *953the municipality imposing the fee. The spread method distributes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crichlow v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Henry v. WhitehurstSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
- El Prado Restaurant, Inc. v. WeaverDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- City of Plant City v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
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