Legal Opinion
City of North Miami Beach v. Estes
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 15, 1968No. 68-104PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendants below have appealed from an order of the Circuit Court of Dade County, in which it was determined that the use of public funds for the payment of special counsel to defend certain city councilmen and the City Attorney in a lawsuit was unlawful; and further, in which it was also ordered that the City Council he enjoined from dispersing any funds to the special counsel. We are asked, in effect, to determine the legality of the appropriation of those funds.
In May of 1967, Bernard Weithorn, a losing candidate for councilman in a municipal election of the City of North Miami Beach,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Miami v. KayfetzSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Peck v. SpencerSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
- Pace v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Duplig v. City of South DaytonaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- City of Jacksonville Beach v. WaybrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Thornber v. City of Ft. Walton BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Markham v. State, Dept. of RevenueDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Lomelo v. City of SunriseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- State ex rel. Donaldson v. AlfredOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- Estes v. City of North Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
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