Legal Opinion
St. of Fla., Ex Rel. Town of Crescent v. Holland
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 17, 1942PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITFIELD, J.:
An alternative writ of mandamus issued by this Court commanded the respondent Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida, having statutory authority, Chapter 20424, Acts of 1941, to make to the town conveyances of lands to which the State of Florida has absolute title under the Murphy Act for nonpayment of taxes assessed against the lands and failure to redeem under most liberal terms granted by statute.
The writ alleges:
“Whereas, by Petition filed in the name of the State of Florida upon the relation of Town of Crescent City, a municipal corporation in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
- United States v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Railroad Companies v. SchutteSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Brickell v. TrammelSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- Benoit v. BenoitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund v. LobeanSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Greene v. EsquibelNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
- Berry v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- United States v. 295.90 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., CTY. OF LEE, FLA.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1974
- United States v. Marion County, Fla.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1993
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