Southern Gulf Utilities v. Mayo

Appellant, plaintiff below in a declaratory judgment action, seeks reversal of an interlocutory order entered in the trial court dismissing the City of Ormond Beach, Florida, as a party defendant on the grounds of improper venue as to said defendant.

By its complaint appellant sought a determination of the constitutionality of an ordinance enacted by Ormond Beach on *147March 18, 1969, substantially increasing the rates on water that the city sells to appellant, which sells and distributes the water to its consumer customers in Volusia County. Also sought to be determined by the complaint is the…