City of Ocoee v. West

— The City of Ocoee was chartered by Chapter 10951 Acts of 1925. On the 24th day of June, 1929, certain petitioners filed their petition in the circuit court praying for the exclusion of certain lands from the corporate limits of the town under the provisions of section 1916 R. G. S. of Fla., alleging that there were less than 150 qualified electors in the municipality at that time.

In due course testimony was taken and, amongst other things, the trial judge in the company of counsel for parties to the suit made a personal inspection and view of the locus in quo.

A judgment was entered…