Legal Opinion
Hamler v. City of Jacksonville
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 14, 1929PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
In this case the appellant sought to restrain the City of Jacksonville from installing electric wiring in private houses for the purpose of furnishing electricity for electric ranges, stoves, and water heaters and other electrical appliances.
A demurrer to the bill of complaint was sustained and the bill dismissed.
In the case of Jacksonville Electric Light Company v. City of Jacksonville, 36 Fla. 229, 18 So. R. 677, this Court determined the pivotal question involved in this suit by saying:
The charter act of the City of Jacksonville (Chap. 3775, Acts of 1887) conferring power upon the city…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Andrews v. City of South HavenMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Jacksonville Electric Light Co. v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- Milligan v. City of Miles CityMontana Supreme Court · 1915
- Sioux City Terminal Railroad & Warehouse Co. v. Trust Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
3Cited by20 opinions
- Gate City Garage v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- City of St. Petersburg, Etc., and Jack Puryear, as Director of the Bureau of Recreation of the City of St. Petersburg, Florida v. Fred AlsupCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- State v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- City of Lakeland v. AmosSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- Nelson-Johnston & Doudna v. Metropolitan Utilities DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1940
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