Legal Opinion

Burnham v. Davis Islands, Incorporated

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 16, 1956PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

87 So.2d 97 (1956)

Fred D. BURNHAM, Jr., and Hal K. Leggitt, Appellants,

v.

DAVIS ISLANDS, Incorporated, a Corporation, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division B.

March 16, 1956.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1956.

Hall, Farnsworth & Rousseau, Tampa, for appellants.

Reeves, Allen & Dell and Gibbons & Gibbons, Tampa, for appellees.

Paul Game, Tampa, for Davis Islands Civic Association, amicus curiae.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

The appellants, Fred D. Burnham, Jr., and Hal K. Leggitt, instituted the litigation which gives rise to this appeal, seeking to enjoin the subdivision and sale of a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Canell v. Arcola Housing Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1953
  2. Burdine v. SewellSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  3. City of Miami v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1920
  4. McCorquodale v. KeytonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. Littlefield v. HubbardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1925

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Coleman v. ForisterTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Rogers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  4. Wahrendorff v. MooreSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  5. Hollywood, Inc. v. City of HollywoodSupreme Court of Florida · 1975

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