Legal Opinion
Griswald v. State ex rel. Barrow
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 12, 1960PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a final judgment entered in a habeas corpus proceeding discharging appellee from the custody of appellant Chief of Police upon the court’s determination that the ordinance in violation of which appellee was arrested and restrained of his liberty was invalid.
The municipal charter granted the City of Fort Walton Beach in .1947,1 among other things, conferred upon the city the authority:
“To impose license taxes, excise taxes and privilege taxes on professions, businesses, trades, occupations, and privileges of all kinds and amusements of all kinds,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Miami v. KayfetzSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- City of Pensacola v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- City of St. Petersburg v. Florida Coastal TheatresSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Paramount-Gulf Theatres, Inc. v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1951