Chalmers v. Florida Power & Light Co.

CARROLL, DONALD K., Acting Chief Judge.

The defendant landowners in eminent domain proceedings have petitioned us for a writ of certiorari, seeking our review and quashal of an order of taking entered by the Circuit Court for Putnam County.

The basic question presented for our determination in these certiorari proceedings is whether, when the State Legislature has delegated to a quasi-public utility corporation the power of eminent domain, the Circuit Court has jurisdiction of the eminent domain proceedings when the said corporation has failed by appropriate resolution to set forth the estate…