Legal Opinion

Lee County v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 12, 1979No. 53282Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUNDBERG, Justice.

We are called upon to revisit the controversy surrounding the proposed validation of Lee County, Sanibel Bridge Improvement Revenue Bonds. In McGovern v. Lee County, 346 So.2d 58 (Fla.1977), we reversed the initial validation of bonds “because the record fails to establish that the majority of improvements will actually make a significant contribution to the traffic over the bridge, and the toll to pay these new proposed revenue bonds would place an undue burden on the residents and visitors to Sanibel Island.”1 Id. at 60. After a revised bond resolution and second amended…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nohrr v. Brevard County Educational Fac. Auth.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. State v. Florida State Improvement CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
  3. McGovern v. Lee CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1977

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