Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Davis v. City of Clearwater
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 17, 1931PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In 1925 the Legislature by the enactment of Chapter 10394, Special Acts, extended the municipal boundaries of the City of Clearwater to include a large additional area of territory contiguous to the then established corporate limits.
On March 23rd, 1927, almost two years after the passage of the Act, the State of Florida upon the relation of the Attorney General with certain individuals as co-relators, filed in the Circuit Court of Pinellas County an information in the nature of Quo Warranto. One of the co-relators afterward withdrew, and another died, leaving six to proceed with the suit. On…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- MacGuyer v. City of TampaSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
- International Shoe Company v. CarmichaelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Vanderford v. Canal InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Steadman v. Monroe Concrete Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
3Cited by17 opinions
- NORTH RIDGE GEN. HOSPITAL, INC. v. City of Oakland ParkSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Landis v. Town of Boynton BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- City of Winter Haven v. State Ex Rel. LandisSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Landis v. City of Coral GablesSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Ammons v. DADE CITY, FLA.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1984
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