City of Winter Haven v. Lake Elbert Citrus Fruit Co.

The Legislature of 1925 enacted Chapter 11301, Laws of Florida, extending the corporate limits of the City of Winter Haven to include the Town of Florence Villa and a large area of other territory. Soon after the passage of this Act the enlarged city, pursuant to Chapter 9298, Acts of 1923, paved certain streets within its boundary as' enlarged but without its boundary prior to enlargement and levied special assessments against the abutting property to pay for said improvements. Between the date made and the fall of 1931 payments in the sum of $6,697.62 were made on these special assessments.

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