Legal Opinion

Florida Little Major League Ass'n v. Gulfport Lion's Little League, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 10, 1961No. 1955PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHANNON, Judge.

Appellants, plaintiffs below, seek a reversal of a decree denying injunctive relief and dismissing with prejudice their complaint for declaratory and other relief. The appellees, Gulfport Lion’s Little League, Inc., and the City of Gulfport a municipal corporation, were defendants below.

The real question in issue is whether the City of Gulfport may enter into a lease with Gulfport Lion’s Little League, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, and lease to it for a period of ten years a portion of a park for the purpose of using the same as a baseball field. The chancellor, after taking…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hanna v. Sunrise RecreationSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  2. Raney v. City of LakelandSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  3. McLauthlin v. the City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
  4. Ocean Beach Realty Co. v. City of Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  5. Kramer v. City of LakelandSupreme Court of Florida · 1948

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. White v. Metropolitan Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Kosanke v. City of St. Petersburg BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  3. Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1974
  4. Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1975
  5. Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1979

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