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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided August 8, 1974Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION: Is a vacancy created in the office of a supervisor of the Englewood Water District when such supervisor involuntarily loses his status as a freeholder by reason of the taking of his property through eminent domain proceedings?

SUMMARY: A vacancy is created in the office of a supervisor of the Englewood Water District when such supervisor ceases to be a freeholder in the district, even though the loss of freeholder status results from an involuntary taking of his property through eminent domain proceedings. However, such a supervisor would at least retain the status of a de facto…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Evans, Et Ux. v. Hillsborough CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  5. State Ex Rel. Hawthorne v. WiseheartSupreme Court of Florida · 1946

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