Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Watson v. Lee
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 8, 1946PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, J.:
Relator by quo warranto challenges the authority of respondent to exercise the duties and powers of the office of supervisor of County offices and employees retirement system, created by chapter 22938, Acts of 1945. F.S.A. Sec. 134.01 et seq. The issues raised are presented by a demurrer and return to the information in the nature of quo warranto.
It is first contended that chapter 22938 offends section one, Declaration of Rights, Constitution of Florida and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution in that it limits the beneficiaries of the retirement system to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Retirement Board v. McGovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Amos v. MathewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- State ex rel. Young v. Duval CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Florida Motor Lines, Inc. v. Railroad CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gossman v. State Employees Retirement SystemNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
- JORDAN CHAPEL FREEWILL BAPTIST CH. v. Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. GaySupreme Court of Florida · 1948
- Friends of Everglands v. Bd. of Co. Com'rsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Florida Ass'n of Counties, Inc. v. DEPT. OF ADMIN., DIV. OF RETIREMENTDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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