Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Simmons v. Lee
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 3, 1935PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
An alternative writ of mandamus issued by this Court in substance alleges that under the pro vision of the Constitution that “the Legislature may prescribe the compensation of the Justices' and Judges of the several courts” the Legislature in 1921 by Chapter 8480, enacted that “the salaries of the Circuit Judges shall be the sum of Five Thousand Dollars per annum”; and at the same session the Legislature enacted into law Senate Bill No. 517, which in effect provides that in judicial circuits containing a county “having a population of more than one hundred thousand according to the latest…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State ex rel. Buford v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Stockton v. PowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Board of County Commissioners v. Board of Pilot CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Sparkman v. County Budget CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Jordan v. Duval CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1914
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. County Court of Cabell County v. BattleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
- Bell v. CrumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Perkins v. LeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Greene v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Bedenbaugh v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
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