City of Coral Gables v. Dade County

Appellant, the City of Coral Gables, filed suit for declaratory decree seeking a determination of whether the Dade County Metropolitan Home Rule Charter under which provision was made for licensing of plumbers for county-wide application prevails, or must yield to the provisions of Chapter 469, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., which provide for examination and licensing thereof by a city board in cities of more than 7,500 inhabitants.

The power of Metropolitan Dade County under the Constitution and its charter to provide for examination and licensing of plumbers on a county-wide basis, to the exclusion of…