Wetzel v. Town of Fort Myers
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court En Banc. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Lee County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The plaintiff in error under section 2006 of the General Statutes of 1906 presented to the Judge of the Circuit Court for Lee County a petition in which it is alleged that an ordinance of the town of Fort Myers levying a -tax upon certain male residents of the town for street'purposes “is unconstitutional, invalid, un*428lawful, not authorized by the laws of the State of Florida and that demand has been made upon the petitioner for the “petitioner’s tax so levied under and.by virtue of the said ordinance.” The prayer of the petition is that the assessment be declared illegal.
The authority of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
- Knight v. MatsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- County of Dade v. HardeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Porter v. City of Key WestSupreme Court of Florida · 1915