Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Town of Davenport
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 16, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appeal brings for review order denying injunction and dismissing bill of complaint in a suit in which it was sought to enjoin the assessment of taxes against certain lands to contribute to a fund to be provided with which to discharge certain described municipal bonds issued by the Town of Davenport and held by the defendant G.H. George, and others similarly situated.
The bill shows that on the 22nd day of July, 1932, in quo warranto proceedings a final judgment was rendered in which it was adjudicated, inter alia:
"2. That the Legislature of the State of Florida for the year 1917 by an Act…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- West v. Town of Lake PlacidSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
- State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. City of Avon ParkSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- City of Winter Haven v. A. M. Klemm & SonSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Harrington v. City of PompanoSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Fidelity Life Ass'n v. City of Cedar KeysSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rinehart v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Cone Brothers Contracting Co. v. AllbrookSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Town of Davenport v. HughesSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Town of Ocean Ridge v. Certain LandsSupreme Court of Florida · 1947