City of Opa-Locka v. Buckress Land Co.

The controversy in the lower court is an outgrowth of prior litigation between these parties, reported in Buckress Land Co. v. Metropolitan Dade County, Fla.1970, 232 So.2d 384. Following the mandate in the last decision, the matter recurred before the trial court on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the County having admitted the bona fides of the agricultural operation of the appellee Buckress.

The two causes below, involving different tax years, were before different trial judges. One entered a final judgment for the amount of taxes paid under the illegal assessment, plus interest at…