Legal Opinion

Town of Lantana v. Pelczynski

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 28, 1974No. 73-1066PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

290 So.2d 566 (1974)

TOWN OF LANTANA, Petitioner,

v.

Jim PELCZYNSKI, Respondent.

No. 73-1066.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 28, 1974.

Charles W. Musgrove, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

John L. Parker, Jr., West Palm Beach, for respondent.

DOWNEY, Judge.

By petition for writ of certiorari review is sought of an order of the circuit court holding a municipal ordinance of the Town of Lantana unconstitutional.

On the eve of the annual election of town officials, respondent circulated a letter entitled, "To Lantana With Love", wherein he charged the incumbent mayor, a…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Bridges v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. DennisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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  4. Continental Assur. Co. v. CarrollSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Fox v. Hamptons at Metrowest Condominium Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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