City of Miami v. Claughton Hotels, Inc.

This is the third appearance of this case in this court. The first was reported in Claughton Hotels, Inc. v. City of Miami, Fla.App.1962, 140 So.2d 608, wherein we held that the City was bound by contract to pay the Claughton Hotels a pro rata share of the City and County taxes. Upon remand, the court (in December of 1962) adjudicated that the liability of the City was approxiamtely $3,300.00 for City taxes and $10,000.00 for County taxes for the period 1954 through 1962. From our previous opinion, it is noted that the City had exempted a portion of the premises from its taxes prior to the…