Legal Opinion

Lane v. State ex rel. Attorney General

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1912PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Polk County. The facts in the case ape stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.

— The Attorney General brought quo warranto proceedings in the Circuit Court for Polk County to test legality of the municipal government of the Town of Auburndale. By answer the respondent municipal officers aver the lawful organization of the municipal government under Chapter 6324, Acts of 1911, which establishes the Town of Auburndale.

On a demurrer to the answer the court held that the mentioned Act under which the municipal government was organized “is void for uncertainty because the territory of the said alleged Town of Auburndale, as set out in said Act, is so vague and indefinite…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Johnson v. City of SarasotaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. State v. Daytona Beach Racing & Rec. Fac. Dist.Supreme Court of Florida · 1956
  3. City of Winter Haven v. A. M. Klemm & SonSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  4. Nabb v. AndreuSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  5. State Ex Rel. Harris v. BowdenSupreme Court of Florida · 1933

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