Knowles v. Central Allapattah Properties, Inc.

The record in this case discloses that A. T. Knowles in 1923 acquired a three-acre tract of land, then, outside the City of Miami but subsequently taken into the City, and began the operation of a veterinary hospital in a frame building then on the tract. The business of boarding pet animals, cheifly dogs, was maintained in connection with the hospital. The business grew and it became necessary to enlarge the buildings and work or employment was given several members of the Knowles family and other assistance was obtained from time to time. The capacity for caring for animals prior to the…