Legal Opinion

City of Winter Haven v. A. M. Klemm & Son

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 5, 1938PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, P. J.

This suit was brought by a citizen taxpayer, who is the owner, to enjoin municipal taxation of described land. The levies for the years 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, are apparently for operating expenses and bond payments, and for the year 1936 the levy is apparently to pay municipal bonds that were issued and used for municipal public improvements under Chapters 11299 and 11301, Acts of 1925, before the municipal authority of the City of Winter Haven over a particular area, including plaintiff’s land, was ousted by a judgment in quo warranto proceedings. The prayer is for cancellation of tax…

2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Forsyth v. HammondSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Weinberger v. Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  4. State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. GreerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  5. Tulare Irrigation District v. ShepardSupreme Court of the United States · 1902

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Harrington v. City of PompanoSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  2. Farabee v. Board of Trustees, Lee County Law Lib.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. In Re Advisory Opinion to GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  4. McCombs v. WestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  5. McCormick v. BounetheauSupreme Court of Florida · 1939

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