Bessemer Properties v. City of Miami
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
Suit by the City of Miami, a municipal corporation, against Bessemer Properties, Incorporated, for a declaratory judgment as to the validity and effect of certificates of indebtedness to be issued by the city to finance the construction of a public library. From a decree construing the certificates and holding that city may validly issue them, defendant appeals.
Decree affirmed in part and reversed in part, and cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with opinion. The appeal is from a declaratory decree entered in favor of the City of Miami, the plaintiff in the court below.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tapers v. PichardSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- The County of Leon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- City of Jacksonville v. Nichols Engineering & Research Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1947
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
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- Yon v. Orange CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- State v. Downtown Development Authority of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1966