Legal Opinion
Ronald v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 28, 1946PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUFORD, J.:
This suit was instituted in the court below by petition for Declaratory Judgment.
The relators were The Halifax Drainage District of Volusia County, Florida, and the duly elected and qualified Supervisors of Halifax Drainage District together with certain landowners in the District.
The petition challenged the constitutionality of Chapter 22968, Special Acts of 1945. No attack is made challenging legislative procedure by which the Act was passed.
The contention presented is that the Act is unconstitutional because it prevents the duly elected and qualified Supervisors of the Drainage…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Amos v. MathewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Taylor v. DorseySupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- State Ex Rel. Gillespie v. CarltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- State Ex Rel. Landis v. ReardonSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Green v. PearsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rabin v. Lake Worth Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1977