Smith v. Town of Montverde

Proceedings by Neal Smith and others against the Town of Montverde to have the plaintiffs' lands excluded from the town, on ground that because of the distance of the lands from the town proper, they were virtually and commensurately excluded from the benefits of the municipal organization. From an adverse decree, the plaintiffs appeal.

Decree reversed. Appellants, as plaintiffs, filed their petition pursuant to Section 171.02, F.S. 1941, F.S.A., to have their lands excluded from the municipality, upon the hypothesis that, by reason of the situation of their lands and the distance from the…