Legal Opinion
City of Ocoee v. Bowness
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 28, 1953PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEBRING, Justice.
In 1925 the Legislature of Florida enacted Chapter 10951, Special Acts of 1925, entitled “An Act to Abolish the Present Municipal Government of the Town of Ocoee, in the County of Orange, and the State of Florida, and to Establish, Organize and Constitute a Municipality to be Known and Designated as The City of Ocoee, and to Define Its Territorial Boundaries, and Provide for its Form of Government, Jurisdiction, Powers and Privileges.”
Section 2 of the Act defined the corporate area of the newly created municipality, by means of metes and bounds description.
Section 67 of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
- Lainhart v. CattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Hayes v. WalkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Butler v. SheriffSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
- State ex rel. Attorney-General v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. CanovaSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Farabee v. Board of Trustees, Lee County Law Lib.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Smith v. City of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Panama City Airport Board v. LairdSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Wiggins v. City of Green Cove SpringsSupreme Court of Florida · 1963
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