Legal Opinion

Bray v. City of Winter Garden

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 3, 1949PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Action by Edythe E. Bray, and husband, against City of Winter Garden, to enjoin defendant city from allowing surface waters to be cast upon plaintiffs' land, and for damages. From an adverse judgment, plaintiffs appeal.

Affirmed. The appellants sought to enjoin the City of Winter Garden from allowing the surface waters within its limits to be cast upon their lands and to collect for the damage they had suffered.

As a basis for this relief they alleged that the municipality maintained a system of sewers, culverts, ditches, and canals for the collection and disposal of surface waters, and they…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. North Dakota v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. San Gabriel Valley Country Club v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  3. Brumley v. DornerSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  4. Dade County v. South Dade Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1938
  5. Edason v. DenisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Haferkamp v. City of Rock HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  2. Seminole County v. MertzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Woodford v. City of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
  4. City of Daytona Beach v. BakerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
  5. City of Tallahassee v. ElliottDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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