Legal Opinion

Bessemer Properties v. City of Miami

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 5, 1949PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Tapers v. PichardSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  2. The County of Leon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  3. City of Jacksonville v. Nichols Engineering & Research Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1947

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  2. State v. Tampa Sports AuthoritySupreme Court of Florida · 1966
  3. Yon v. Orange CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1949
  4. State v. Downtown Development Authority of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1966

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