Legal Opinion
Oceancoast Corp. v. City of Miami Beach
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 15, 1969No. 68-938PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWANN, Judge.
Plaintiff below, Oceancoast Corporation, a Florida corporation, appeals from a final order entered in favor of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, defendant below.
The sole question on this appeal is whether Fla.Stat. § 205.041(2), F.S.A. [formerly Fla.Stat. § 205.02] prohibits the City of Miami Beach from imposing an occupational license tax on Oceancoast for its apartment houses in Miami Beach, in amounts in excess of fifty (50%) percent of that permitted and imposed by the State of Florida.
The general state law on this subject, Fla.Stat. § 205.041(2), provides:
“Incorporated…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Holloway v. KellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
3Cited by3 opinions
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- I. C. Sales, Inc. v. City of Miami, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1969
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