Legal Opinion
In re Forfeiture of 1969 Piper Navajo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 2, 1992No. 77076PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Justice.
We have for review In re Forfeiture of 1969 Piper Navajo, 570 So.2d 1357 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), in which the district court declared section 330.40 of the Florida Stat*234utes (1987) unconstitutional. We affirm the decision of the district court.1
On February 8, 1988, Broward County sheriffs deputies seized a 1969 Piper Navajo aircraft parked- at a private field. The sheriff alleged that the aircraft was equipped with extra fuel tanks which did not conform to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations,2 and which were not approved by the FAA, and therefore the aircraft was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Department of Law Enf. v. Real PropertySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Newman v. CarsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- State v. SaiezSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. HaireDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Haire v. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
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